Disappointing Mangetout and sugar snap

My mangetout have stormed away this year, they're cropping like mad. I do water them every day unless it rains but they're in a raised bed standing on concrete that only has 6" soil depth and the only feed they've had is a bit of BFB just after planting out. Maybe it's the water?

I spent ages digging trenches in my raised bed and filling with kitchen waste, manuring, fbb, mulch of my compost and have been watering every couple of days.
My mange tout and sugarsnaps grew like triffids, produced a small, quick crop over a couple of weeks then gave up the ghost!
I know exactly what you mean....was it worth it?
I've got space for some more so I'm just going to bung them in!

shokky is not far off. Peas like plenty of humus for a good soil structure not a lot of fertiliser. They are nitrogen producers themselves, they don't need it in the first place. If the soil is on the acid side, a little lime doesn't come amiss.

You can overdo the kindness with peas.

Mine have all been romping away and I must admit they have been very poorly cared for.  For one, I didn't put enough stakes in so the Petits Pois row fell over (it's back upright now), the Mangetout are going great guns and threatening to do the same. 

I haven't fed them at all, and have only watered a couple of times earlier on in the season.  They are looking a bit parched but still producing.  (Watering is not easy on our site at the moment)

Where they were sown had only just been dug and cleared of couch grass, thistles etc, hadn't had a chance to do much in the way of manuring - I don't recall putting any down at all. 

  at JayG. What variety did you grow, to get that big 

I would keep some seeds and next year there could be a 'tallest pea' competition!

My mangetout have stormed away this year, they're cropping like mad.

Same here! had a bumper crop this year.