[m1ckz]

it must be near time to sow peas  any ideas when   ty

[DD.]

Too cold, too damp here. They'll just go rotten.

4 weeks at least yet.

[m1ckz]

cheers   DD 

[mumofstig]

That was short and sweet, wasn't it 

[m1ckz]

yes it was  lol   but to the point

[DD.]

Short and sweet - just like my peas!

[fatbelly]

Here in the NW of England I generally sow about the end of Match or early April, depending on soil temperature.

[oldgrunge]

I've got plastic cloches in place and will sow first peas at end of this month.

[Goosegirl]

It will also depend on the weather at the time. I only grow sugar snaps and have sown them in April. They do fine and later sowing also catch up on earlier ones. Try some in both March and April and see what happens.

[beesrus]

For those of us who can't resist the sweet taste of fresh peas in April, and wish to avoid DD's annual slam dunk on the matter ,  sow them in the Autumn in your cold greenhouse, and cover the odd bitter night with fleece.

Below are my peas smugly basking in this morning's lovely sunshine just starting to climb the trellis... they'll be flowering 3 weeks. Not a huge crop, but enough for a few meals and early season plot treats. Very little trouble, just need to ward off meeces the first few weeks, and a bit of beer for slugs. Sown on 28 October.

[Beetroot Queen]

I sowed a load in pots

I had to they called to me and told me to do it and and and


The seed packet said I could from feb 

[mumofstig]

I don't think DD will mind me linking to his diary, but he has also sown some to grow in his greenhouse.

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/gardeners-diaries/37/digger-daves-diary/69457/msg1386546#msg1386546

and that's what reminded me to sow mine 
The outside ones can wait about a month though 

[DD.]

I don't think DD will mind me linking to his diary

Not at all!