[Lulu]

I have planted 3 packets of peas with not even a little seedling appearing.  I'm giving up now for the year as I can't keep buying packets of seeds.  So I have an empty bed - and its going spare so any suggests as to what I can plant in it??  I grew brassicas in the bed last year so I don't want to put them in the bed.  All my other veg have space planned for them so this is literally going to be empty so any suggestions would be welcome please.

Thanks
Lulu

[m1ckz]

how about some dwarf beans

[sunshineband]

how about some dwarf beans

Snap!!!

or mangetout, started off in pots and then planted out when 2ins tall

[snowdrops]

green manure,or cut & come lettuces,or flowers to attract bees.

[xJoeyx]

Its been the same for me this year !! Out of the fifty seeds I planted , managed to get six plants ......      I put them in a raised bed I spent many back braking hours building and was going to net it ..... but was very disappointed .... I've just had a few pods from the plants that have come up !! And were picked very quicky and eaten before the pigeons spotted them !! ..... So decided to plant some strawberry and lettuce there !!! I was reading something the other days about putting peas on wet tissue and popping in a propagator for a few days before planting them out , just to get the started !! I think I'll try this method next year 

[Trillium]

Mice will steal pea and bean seeds in the ground which is possibly what happened here. I've had that happen and now immediately peg down a length of old tangled mesh over the pea/bean bed. Haven't lost a crop since. I know it doesn' t help now, but it will next season. Starting them off inside is also a good preventative.

[Kleftiwallah]

Try starting your peas off in a length of guttering.  That way the mice are not tempted and you can give the peas a little extra heat.   

Cheers,     Tony.

[Growster...]

Were trying a few peas in 1.5" paper pots this year.

It took a bit of time, but we managed a whole packet in these things, and planted them out as modules, finishing up with four beds with 36 modules in each bed - and netted!

Apart from being bitten to hell by the crew of pea weevils which roost down at the patch, they are beginning to come through at last, so it's wait and see...

Might be a bit late to do any more now methinks!

[Lulu]

Hi everyone

Thanks for the suggestions.  Dwarf Beans are a good idea if I liked them which I don't but the Mangetout I do like and have never thought of so may well give that a try.  I think next year growing the peas in modules etc would be a good idea.  The issue I have with guttering is that my green house is miles away from my lottie and its the transporting of the guttering full of compost and peas which causes me an issue - bit messy.  Anyway - how do you grow Mangetout.............? time to do some research

[prikay]

We had to resort to sowing peas again (third sowing) as they kept disappearing from the allotment - mice and pigeons  The third sowing was in a gutter pipe, in the greenhouse and so far so good on that they are on the allotment 

[solway cropper]

I sow my early peas in modules in the greenhouse and the mice get them in there so the only answer is to cover them with fine mesh until they've germinated.

Just my opinion but there is no alternative to peas so don't give up.