[SPUDMIESTER]

If it aint the wood pidgeons it's the ruddy pea moth - why do we bother eh?

[mumofstig]

cos we love peas 

[mrs mud]

Anyone know if seagulls like peas? and should I move the bird feeder that currently hangs right next to my pea bed

[Dopey113]

sorry im new to all this how do you cover them until there 6 inch high? and then you sling a net over them all as they grow?

[DD.]

It's just netting supported at a low height until the plants are 6" high, taken off until the flowers appear, then the whole lot re-netted at a higher level.

[Dopey113]

Ok a little poly tunnel type thing then?

[DD.]

Not really, I have 6 to 8, 32' rows to cover!

[Schubunny]

sorry im new to all this how do you cover them until there 6 inch high? and then you sling a net over them all as they grow?

We have some fleece tunnel type things, they have wires sewn in at regular intervals to stand them up. We bought them from Aldi when they had them in, expect they'll have them in again soon.

[DD.]

I'll expand a bit.

This  piccie is extracted from my pea thread. As you can see I don't piddle about with peas. I shall probably be growing twice this amount this year.





I have a lot of 18" lengths of wood that are bashed into the ground at frequent intervals. Debris netting is then draped over them and pegged down at the edges. This keeps the mice at bay.

When the plants are about 6" high, the netting comes off and is used elsewhere and the supports you see are banged in.

When the plants flower, any old netting is draped over these supports - as long as there's no holes big enough to let pigeons in.