going to have a go at growing peas, need advice please

[Two_Sheds]

Following trouble with mice I took 2Sheds advice and now chit mine before sowing, not had any trouble since.

Ah, it's good to know it works. I'm now planting all my peas in modules, because otherwise pea weevil destroys the crop.
I used to expect the nibbled leaves, but last year I kept actual records and realised that I was losing probably 80% of my seedlings. The pea weevil has been evident all "winter", it quite often comes home in my chard leaves.

[Potty-Patty]

I've just declared war on the mice on the allotment!! After years of successfully planting out my seedling peas without any issues (as mice don't eat peas once they are growing) this year they've eaten the lot, leaving the substantial roots and tops as evidence of their appreciation

[Dorothy rouse]

Am trying to decide, whether to plant Mange Tout, directly out on plot, or start off in modules first ?

They did so well last year, sown directly, maybe I'll do both, don't want mice to get them!

[suzan]

I am now looking for a raised vegetable table to grow my peas in, so if anyone could recommend where i could buy one suitable and not expensive i would be very grateful.

Would this one be ok

http://www.internetgardener.co.uk/pr...ter-180cm/2640

[shellyanne1987]

I am now looking for a raised vegetable table to grow my peas in, so if anyone could recommend where i could buy one suitable and not expensive i would be very grateful.

Would this one be ok

http://www.internetgardener.co.uk/pr...ter-180cm/2640

I had one made by a friend from scaffolding planks, paid 10£ for the planks and that was all, it's defiantly cheaper to make your own raised beds you could use old pallets to they are on free cycle pages quite often or easily reclaimed for a fair price, if you google home made raised beds you can get a fair idea of all the different ways to make them for minimal money


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[Potstubsdustbins]

If you have a screwdriver and a saw something like this is cheapo and does a good job.

Potty

[suzan]

If you have a screwdriver and a saw something like this is cheapo and does a good job.

Potty

I have a screw driver and saw but nobody to make me one and i am hopeless lol

[Marie99]

Sugar Snap Peas,

Just wondering how many sugar snap peas I could sow in a flower bucket?

If I were to chit them first could I sow direct into the pots this time of year?

If I had say 3 canes tied together at the top would I still need netting?

Thanks M

[WendyC]

Peas climb using tendrils. If you use smooth canes like bamboo, they can't grip and therefore can't climb. With netting, the tendril hooks over it and once gripping, winds itself round several times. Incidentally peas do better with rigid netting that doesn't move in the wind, otherwise they struggle to get that initial hold. I think there was a trial on Beechgrove last year and I've also read it in a magazine, very recently. Could even be in this month's GYO.
However if you have rough sticks then they will probably climb happily on their own.

[Lost_the_plot]

I'm growing peas for my first year, and other tenants have complained that the mice will get 'em!! What is this 'chitting' of peas, as a couple of you have mentioned it and wondering if i can prevent losing my Lord Leicesters!

Thanks in advance


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[suzan]

i read this, so i am going to give it a try.
Growing Peas Up a Wigwam | Real Men Sow

[rustylady]

I'm growing peas for my first year, and other tenants have complained that the mice will get 'em!! What is this 'chitting' of peas, as a couple of you have mentioned it and wondering if i can prevent losing my Lord Leicesters!

Thanks in advance


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Soak peas overnight in tepid water, rinse in clean water and place on damp kitchen towel in a tupperware or similar plastic tub with a lid. Place on draining board, kitchen windowsill or somewhere similar and check daily.

In a few days you should see the root shoot emerging and they can then be sown (pre-germinated) either in pots or straight to where they are going to be grown.

[Potstubsdustbins]

One more point I use a Tupperware like box to chit my peas and like to rinse them daily to prevent them going fusty.

Potty

[suzan]

Soak peas overnight in tepid water, rinse in clean water and place on damp kitchen towel in a tupperware or similar plastic tub with a lid. Place on draining board, kitchen windowsill or somewhere similar and check daily.

In a few days you should see the root shoot emerging and they can then be sown (pre-germinated) either in pots or straight to where they are going to be grown.

how big do the root shoot need to be before i can put them in a pot?

[WendyC]

In a few days you should see the root shoot emerging and they can then be sown (pre-germinated) either in pots or straight to where they are going to be grown.

As Rustylady said "when you see the root shoot emerging".