[composthappens]

I put some peas in the allotment last week, soaked them overnight and planted them under cloches, do you think they will take? has anyone else planted them this late?

[DD.]

I think you're in for a disappointment, despite the cloches it will cold and wet and they could just well rot. It's usual for over winter peas to at least be started before winter gets here!

For what it worth, despite my love of peas, don't think it worth the extra hassle to maybe get a crop a couple of weeks early.

[4 Seasons]

  don't think it worth the extra hassle to maybe get a crop a couple of weeks early.

I have been thinking that for sometime now with all veg not just peas and generally tend to go with the optimum growing period. The only veg I try to get off to an early start are my spuds, both early and second early as in a really wet year like 2012 you can just about beat the blight or at least the worst of it but it takes some hard work and planning which pays off if you get it right.
I might force a bit of rhubarb for an early harvest because it's easy to do but if anything takes a lot of effort it can wait until conditions are right and I can take the easy route. It's either laziness or age or experience, take your pick.

Ever grown Champion of England peas DD? As they grow between 8 to 10 feet tall I'm going to try growing them along a Munty frame instead of the usual upright frame. I know beans do well on a Munty frame but haven't heard of anybody growing peas that way. I don't know whether to grow them in a single line as you would beans or sow them in a wide trench as you would normal peas. I supposes growing them in a wide trench would require a double climbing frame to keep them all upright whereas sowing them in a single line would just need a single climbing frame. Which do you think would work  best?

[composthappens]

oh  it was a lovely sunny day when i planted them too 

[DD.]

It's not what's happening above soil level that counts when it comes to germination!

[Potiron]

Yep, put mine in about 3 weeks ago, all in one large pot and they are now about 4 inches high. They are going to get a short back and sides to-night as they are going into a stir fry  (fed-up with sprouts).

[DD.]

I have to admit that I have sown some peas.

However, like Potiron, they are for the snip and are currently residing in the greenhouse, having been germinated in a warm window sill!

Given this mild weather, though, who knows what may happen! Not something to be relied upon, though.