[muntjac]

nothing gained ,,,,,, but it isnt anty ,they dont do nay better as i have seen  

[Aunt Sally]

Very true Rosemary.  Kent is warm mostly,  we can occasionally have a hard winter though, but not often  

[flowergirl]

id eat a pixie if it touches my peas but fairies are another story

[Selkie]

don't you feel sorry for someone who does a search on this site for 'peas' and comes across this discussion?

[gobs]

   

No, they'll have a laugh, otherwise they are sad b*****ds anyways.  

[Aunt Sally]

nothing gained ,,,,,, but it isnt anty ,they dont do nay better as i have seen  

I'll do a scientific trial Munty.

I did one last year with peas in a gutter vs direct into the ground and the gutter ones won.  So this time:


Over wintered vs early spring sowing.  What's the earliest in spring you would sow Munty ?

[muntjac]

end feb for me ,,,, under a cloche if needed but the thing is to have the soil in the best possible shape afore hand  

[Aunt Sally]

I'll report back in a few months  :shock:

[muntjac]

nice one ....  

[gobs]

I had very good results from an early sowing this year. No any gimmicks either. So I would suggest you also take into account how much extra exercise is required to keep the crop alive.

[Aunt Sally]

extra exercise

Hmmm... might do me good  :!:  

[flowergirl]

extra exercise :shock: how, now im really worried

[shaun]

I'll report back in a few months  :shock:

any news yet aunty i'm getting bored with all this waiting

[Selkie]

I'll report back in a few months  :shock:

any news yet aunty i'm getting bored with all this waiting

it's all instant gratification nowadays... :roll:

[gobs]

extra exercise

Hmmm... might do me good  :!:  

Well, just another double entrende, sharp women are good at that, but you know what I mean.