[Zippy]

I have just finished building my Pea frame and pegging down the nets and i have some Mage Toute to out in as well. Do folks build an A frame and peg nets down it for MT like you do peas or just provide sticks in a wigwam like you do for runners and french beans?

I am thinking that Mange Toute may be less of a target as they don't produce seeds like peas do and are less time on the plant.

Suggestions?

[JayG]

As far as I'm concerned the netting is to keep birds (mainly pigeons) off the pea plants, and I don't think the average pigeon has the brains to differentiate between different types (and if they did have they'd still eat the lot!) 

[Goosegirl]

Ihave grown MT in the past - now have gone onto Sugar Snaps as they can be harvested as peas ifleft  not picked when they should be. I would treat MT the same as peas - I use hedging stakes and tie the square bean/pea netting to them, with the occasional bamboo cane in between. If they grow higher than the stakes, I tie more canes to the stakes and the netting to those. I find sticks can't carry the weight of the growth.

[mumofstig]

are we talking about netting/supports to grow up, or netting against pigeons 

[Salmo]

Grow them exactly the same as shelling peas.

With mange tout and sugar snaps you do not need to worry about pea moth maggots invading the pods.

[Zippy]

Thank you - I need more netting!