[Pete C]

I always pre-germinate my sweetcorn on damp tissue in a sandwich box. Can I do this with peas....or anything else?
Thanks

[mumofstig]

I chit my french and runner beans - but only long enough to see which ones are viable.
I've never done it with peas, but don't see why you shouldn't.........

[gazza975526570]

Hi Guys - on the back of this whats the advantage of doing this?

[JayG]

As Mum says it's a good way of checking whether the seeds are viable but it's not essential for any sort of seeds.

Can save some wasted effort if starting seeds in trays or pots if you don't get near to 100% germination rates - I have pre-chitted some slightly suspect pea seeds and after about 2 days they had nearly all sprouted so sowed them straight into the ground at that point (I'm small-scale with everything but no way was I going to pot up 50+ pea seeds!)

[Kleftiwallah]

Pre germination just lets you see which seeds are viable and starting to grow.  This is a bit of an overkill for peas, which are a lot more reliable than sweetcorn.    

I just bungs me peas in guttering and let them get on wi'it.       Cheers,    Tony.

[DD.]

I skip the guttering!

[moose]

Isn't chitting peas supposed to discourage mice from digging them up once you have sown them?

[Pete C]

Many thanks for the replies