[Ann]

Have just received my peas, instructions on the packet are a bit confusing.  Do I sow inside or outside?  

Also how far apart packet says 2 inches which seems a bit close to me.

Any advice would be appreciated as this will be the first time I have tried to grow them. :?

[Aidy]

Hi Ann, yep 2 inch is fine, I do mine at that. Now when it comes to sowing I go straight in, cover them with mesh ad then a cloche, once up I remove the mesh but keep them under the cloche until the frosts have gone then put pea sticks or some other support up.

[milkman]

Sounds good to me too.  I draw out a wide trench 3 to 5 inches deep, sow the pea seeds on the bottom, then cover them with a layer of compost.  Then I cover the whole bed with a tent of viromesh.  Seems to prevent the mice sniffing them out and they get away to a good start.  I'll probably sow some next weekend - my overwintering peas experiment has been less than successful so I won't be bothering again.

[muntjac]

shallow trench 2 inch deep and 12 inch wide sow a packet to 6 ft .then cover wire off and away ya go , sow another packet the next week for 6 weeks .if ya gonna freeze a load  sow a full row like wot i do  

[Ann]

shallow trench 2 inch deep and 12 inch wide sow a packet to 6 ft .then cover wire off and away ya go , sow another packet the next week for 6 weeks .if ya gonna freeze a load  sow a full row like wot i do  

There are approx 300 seeds in the packet  :?

[muntjac]

good they wil come up nice n thick then ann  lol.  i buy a load of packets and do about six of these rows . u can eat em when they just pods and let em comeon to full size and dry em for use later innth year for soups n stews , etc  i dont bother saving seed tho ,,,

[muntjac]

here you are ann . cherck this out

http://www.chat.allotment-garden.org/viewtopic.php?t=2099&highlight=pea+supports

[Ann]

thanks for the info and the link I didn't think to do a search on old posts

[mandycharlie]

muntjac, I need bigger pictures...

pretty please  :oops:

[muntjac]

wil try and find them mandy  on another cd before i photbuceted them  

[frazzy]

Cor i can taste them peas already .yummy yummy trouble is most of mine get eaten on the plot and dont make it home . mine go straight in the ground at intervals like Munty said

[muntjac]

topleft shows the peas i put in ,, i sow 5 beds in total ,you can see the outside supports with the string and sticks

[ziggywigs]

Munty so you just push sticks into the ground and put string around them? Am i right.  Just trying to get a pic in my head. :roll:

Peas is the one crop i struggle with cos i never am sure how to support them.

[Trillium]

Yes, that looks like what he did, Ziggy. Just make sure the sticks are long enough to get some depth in the ground so they can support a good weight on the strings. Surprising how heavy a pea crop can get. Myself, I use leftover 1x2's or 2x2's, put a point on one end and hammer them into the ground, then tie on leftover bits of netting. If the posts sag a bit, the netting still holds up the crop.  

[jane1264]

I've got some peas I started off in pots and guttering,  they're getting a bit big for the pots (which are in the greenhouse), am I safe to move them to the allotment under a poly tunnel or do I need to wait a bit?  

I know I've been really impatient planting them so soon but I didn't expect them to come up so quickly!  

Just another quick though - with the bigger seedlings (there's only about 10 of them) could i put them in big pots on the patio and bring them inside if a frost is threatened?

thanks for any help and advice

Jane