sulking peas this year?

Thanks mumps tog, maxibo and dd,
Great advice, going to sow some more!
Worth a go
 

I sowed my sugarsnaps direct in March and then we had that really cold spell. A few struggled up but I resowed a couple of weeks ago like DD and they're all springing up.
Combination of a bit of heat and some rain.......

Mixed results - the mangetout came out but out of 2 trays fo peas only one tray ahs germinated well. I keep them in a plastic greenhouse thingy....prob too cold.  am already planning my  next year if this rain continutes the same for the next couple of weeks

My peas seem to be constantly nibbled all over the leaves then eaten from the root up. I have sprayed with a pea weevil spray but the roblems still persiting!!! Maybe they r rotting??? U think

I must say, the best looking peas I've seen on our allotment site so far this year are my friend's, and he just threw them in at the right time, a la DD, and also under a bit of protection from marauding pests. I'm beginning to think he's right about not faffing with peas, and that perhaps the transplanting might have upset quite a few of the crop. Just wait for the right temperature would appear to be the answer, none of this gutter thing in a cold March.
I would dearly like more crops to succeed by just sowing out at the right time, life would be so much easier. Maybe it's not a good idea to transpose the brassica philosophy onto every other plant ... I'm even sowing in modules and transplanting beetroots and turnips. I don't think I've actually sown direct one of my 40 various vegetables this year. Almost all crops are looking promising this year, but a more confident and considered approach to sowing might be the answer next year. It might save a lot of work.

Timing is everything.     If chuck them in and you get it right, they grow.
If you chuck them in and get it wrong as I did, they dont.    First time ever that CoE failed for me under the chuck them in method.

I don't know what's going on with my peas this year. The mange tout I sowed on 2nd April all germinated absolutely fine, but the Kelvedon Wonder I sowed the same weekend had zero germination, I suspect because they rotted. On 12th May I resowed them and they are up now, but with very patchy germination. I'm certain it's not mice because they've got wire mesh cages on them for protection. In any case, you can always tell when mice have been at them because they leave a perfect little hole everywhere they find a seed. They are in a raised bed in a different area, whereas the mange tout are just in a normal bed. Maybe the drainage is different or the soil is colder, or something. I've absolutely no idea. I think I'm going to top them up with a few more seeds chucked in this weekend, though it's really getting a bit late for them now.