[chickchick]

Hi
We grew peas last year and got about 6, this year the plants are doing well but are they se than 6 this year, supposed to grow high like runner beans? As ours are healthy but fairly 'short' and are now flowering! Would be nice to get more than 6, so should i be doing something else?
Thanks

[gillie]

What variety are they?

Peas can grow anything from two feet to six feet depending on the variety.

Gillie

[DD.]

How many did to sow?

You need about 15 plants for each foot of row.

One foot should produce about a pound of peas. (If you're lucky!).

[chickchick]

i'll check the variety tomorrow, too dark outside now! we planted prob about 2 lots of 12-15 and are training them up canes, but they are bushy as apposed to tall. have some more seedings to go in they are a bit behind and there must be at least 60 seedlings there. Thanks for the replies so far

[DD.]

As much as I like peas, I do have to say they take a lot of space to get a really worthwhile crop. That's why I grow them in 32' foot rows!

If you've another 60 plants to go in, at recommended spacings that should only take abut 5 feet of space.

[Rangerkris]

So my 12 plants are not going to pruduce much then ekk am i to late to set some more off.

[DD.]

No and yes.

I just chuck them straight into the soil. Way too time comsuming to plant a half decent row.

[Rangerkris]

oh never mind, its my first learning year so that another thing learned today

[chickchick]

brill diagram DD, think i shall plant them like that once its stopped raining! they are only about 3 inches tall, but they do do better once they are planted out, thanks