[DIGGER]

I'll try peas next year. Which variety do you grow DD ?

Oh good, a chance to re-post a piccie!



These are "Kelvedon Wonder", but next year I'll be growing a lot of heritage peas that I raised for a seed crop this year.

Thats impressive,I notice that they are supported by two lines of string nothing else??looks about 12" appart ?
Did you start them of under cover,how big were they when you transplanted
Im going to try toilet roll inners to start this year.

[SalJ1980]

Did you start them of under cover,how big were they when you transplanted
Im going to try toilet roll inners to start this year.

I started mine off on the window sill in loo rolls and it worked a treat. They were probably about 8 inches high when I planted them out in mid-June. I forgot to harden them off (it's my first year growing!) but they were fine.



All I had at the time was the bit of chicken wire, so that was my support, but it wasn't high enough in the end and I had to improvise with lots of canes and string to try and prop them up as the wire collapsed under the weight of them.

I will be using DD's 'stakes and string' method next year.  

[DD.]

Thats impressive,I notice that they are supported by two lines of string nothing else??looks about 12" appart ?
Did you start them of under cover,how big were they when you transplanted
Im going to try toilet roll inners to start this year.

Cover? Transplant?

Nay lad - chucked straight in. I'm not transplanting 4 x 32' rows of peas!

Only cover they had was netting to keep the birds off when germinating.

The twine is a bit closer than 12", but I think you've got the drift!

[DD.]

I started mine off on the window sill in loo rolls and it worked a treat. They were probably about 8 inches high when I planted them out in mid-June. I forgot to harden them off (it's my first year growing!) but they were fine.

All I had at the time was the bit of chicken wire, so that was my support, but it wasn't high enough in the end and I had to improvise with lots of canes and string to try and prop them up as the wire collapsed under the weight of them.

I will be using DD's 'stakes and string' method next year.  

Try tripling up the rows next time, Sal, you'll get more for the same space.

[DIGGER]

Thanks
Something else for my little book.
Im soon gonna be the bees knees

[SalJ1980]

Try tripling up the rows next time

Errr...wot's that mean, then?!?!  :shock:  :oops:  

[DD.]

Try tripling up the rows next time

Errr...wot's that mean, then?!?!  :shock:  :oops:  

Plant 'em like this.........

[SalJ1980]

Oh yeah I remember you telling that before!  :oops:    

So do you have all three rows between your supports like this:

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 :?:

[DD.]

Absodiddlylutely

[SalJ1980]

       

[Rampant_Weasel]

Thats impressive,I notice that they are supported by two lines of string nothing else??looks about 12" appart ?
Did you start them of under cover,how big were they when you transplanted
Im going to try toilet roll inners to start this year.

Cover? Transplant?

Nay lad - chucked straight in. I'm not transplanting 4 x 32' rows of peas!

Only cover they had was netting to keep the birds off when germinating.

The twine is a bit closer than 12", but I think you've got the drift!

wot date did u chuck straight in?

[DD.]

Sometime early April.

Didn't note exact date!

[Rampant_Weasel]

early april is an exact enuff date for me... thanks

[DD.]

Sowed two rows Early April, another two rows a fortnight later.

Started picking the second lot only about 5 days after the first. They always catch up!

[muntjac]

and remember when ya planting stuff out be it radish or cabbages .... if there is a small space free,,,,,,,,, stick a plant in it ....... cabbages will grow alone in a small space they aint crowd liking types