My Peas

[Wayne1972]

Hello everybody

last friday i put some pea seeds in a small tray about 4x6" and about 2" deep this morning i was checking them and there looked to be nothing happening however when i picked the tray up and the composed seperated below the tray is full of peas do i need to leave them or transfer them to a big trof type tray and do i need to sererate them or will that damage them i really am very unsure i this is the first i have grown ever i was so pleased this morning to see something there i ran in to tell the wife and kids to come and see i think she thinks ui am going mad.......lol

[tootles]

To be honest I am not quite sure what you are saying!!!
Peas, however, do not like to have their roots disturbed and they are (particularly when there is no danger of frost) better planted out in situ. If your peas have not yet germinated I would put them out now while you still have the chance.

[lottie dolly]

NO you not going mad,just a normal healthy gardener,as long as they are about 2 in between each 1,not to worry,some people start them of in a short lengh of guttering,have a look on the sites search at top of page,will be more informative than me,good luck.

[Wayne1972]

Germinated ??? i am new to all this so if i am not making sense sorry!!!! i just looked at them this morning and there seems to be loads under the surface of the compose and not a lot of space as i started them in a very small tray ????

[Wayne1972]

there seemed to be no space between them at all just loads under the surface of the tray ??????????help???????

[lottie dolly]

to germinate means the seed has just burst into life,have an experiment and see for yourself just what happens under the ground ,put a piece of wet kitchen roll in a dish,put seed on top,and watch what developes,this is called chitting,and cyou can do this with a lot of the bigger seeds like the peas.
I have had the roots entwined may a time,and if you gently ease them apart,no worries,the worry is as with the brassicas ext., the pigeons,best to give them a we bit of protection in the form of a net ,

[Wayne1972]

well i think i would say they have germinated then as they look like peas now ? should i put them in a bigger deep trof tray ? as like i said there doesn't seem to be any space between them ?

[lottie dolly]

you can put them straight into the ground,maybe the easiest way for you is what i sometimes do,make a little trench enought to accomodate the roots,sit the plants in and cover,just give the ground a little firming as in a jentle press on the soil/compost,some people grow them in containers up a wigwam of canes,hope this makes some sence to you,it is so hard in the begining,but hey,top marks to you,you will get there.

[Wayne1972]

i dont have any ground to put them in as all my back garden is flagged & decked, so do you think i will be ok putting them in a deep large trof tray ? and do i seperate them or will this damaged them as i am not sure what to expect when i take them out of the little tray will they seperate on there own ? or will they all be joined together ? thankyou for your help on this

[lottie dolly]

Wayne,if you can get to a supermarket ask at the flower stall if they have any of the black buckets to give you,asda were we live give you them,some charge about a £1 for several,just luck of the draw,make 6 or 7 holes around the outside of the pot about 4 in from the bottom,this is so that any surplase wet can drain away,in putting the holes that 4 in up it leaves you with a little reservour of water in the bottom,fill it to within aprox., 2/3 in of the top,get your little tray of pea seeds,very gentle tip them out onto a flat surface,very gently pull them apart so each 1 is separate from the other,then put them aprox 2/3 in apart around the pot,2/3 ins in from the edge,then another row the same spacings a bit further in,when you place them in the compost bury them about 2 in above the original seed,give a little push around each plant just to firm it into the compost,otherwise it may get blown over by the wind,next step is to put some canes into the pot for them to climb up,if you wish you can also drape some pea netting around the canes to help them to cling on,depends on how many you want to grow and what space you have,put 3/4 buckets close together,and drape the net around all of them,that way they have a free run,just remember to water them,and pick the pods regulaly as they develop,then they will give you lots of nice peas,you can use any container as long as it's at least a foot deep for the roots,if you handy man,knock something up out of wood,another thought is the planters you get from wilko's,orange buckets from b&q,hope you can put my words into some kind of order,sorry for being long winded,i'ts all i can do to help you..,best of luck wayne.

[Wayne1972]

that is great thankyou very much i will make a start when i get home from work thanks again.............

[tootles]

Peas don't grow underground. The seeds do, then the roots. The plant, leaves and eventually pea pods grow above ground. What you are looking at are the peas you planted. Perhaps you should check on the packets before growing anything else if you only have containers to grow in. There is tonnes of information on the grapevine - read it all!!!

[Two_Sheds]

does this help at all? How To Grow Peas, with lots of pictures, hints, tips and advice.

Peas need to be sown where they are to grow, so put your seeds into a large enough pot or trough. You can't really transplant them from seed trays, they don't like having their roots mucked around with.
What variety are they?