Kelvedon Wonder - Peas

[Jillyreeves]

Hello,

I was thinking now would be a good time to sow my "Kelvedon Wonder Peas" inside ready for planting out, I know I can plant direct but the ground is not ready yet.

Never grown peas before so I have a few questions;

1. Should I soak them before I sow them
2. I think I recall reading that they do not like having their roots disturbed, would planting individually in yoghurt pots be a good idea (with a hole)
3. How long from germination to planting out.
4. These are dwarf peas, do I need to support them.

Help me please, I love peas

[tamsin]

I would plant them in paper pots rather than yoghurt pots, that way you plant the whole thing (paper and all) so the roots aren't disturbed.

I soak my peas for 3/4 hours but not everyone does

[piskieinboots]

I agree on the paper pots, I use rootrainers - I don't soak the peas.

Planting out, when the ground is workable and before they get too big and tangley (is that a word? it is now!)

I haven't grown your type - so not sure on the support, but I would prepare to give some if it were me

[Jillyreeves]

I thought if I planted them in yoghurt pots I could slit them down each side and slide them out into their final planting site in one piece.

[russell]

I grew them last year both with and without support. I'd go for the support route.

Likewise I tried with and without transferring seedlings. Nearly always worked planting direct/in paper pots.

[sewer rat]

Hello,

I was thinking now would be a good time to sow my "Kelvedon Wonder Peas" inside ready for planting out, I know I can plant direct but the ground is not ready yet.

Never grown peas before so I have a few questions;

1. Should I soak them before I sow them
2. I think I recall reading that they do not like having their roots disturbed, would planting individually in yoghurt pots be a good idea (with a hole)
3. How long from germination to planting out.
4. These are dwarf peas, do I need to support them.

Help me please, I love peas

1. No need to soak them first
2. Instead of pots, what about a length of guttering - I used to grow them this way - just fill the guttering with compost and plant your peas in staggered rows along the guttering. When the tiime comes to plant them out, you just dig a shallow trench and slide the whole thing out of the guttering into the trench.
3. Doesn't really matter but I'd wait til the first tendrils are appearing.
4. Although KW are dwarf peas they grow to between 18" and 24" so I would definitely support them. I grew 1.2 km of KW last year - all supported on the green plastic mesh (Gladiator netting) - makes picking them a lot easier and helps when it comes to weeding too.

[Jillyreeves]

1. No need to soak them first
2. Instead of pots, what about a length of guttering - I used to grow them this way - just fill the guttering with compost and plant your peas in staggered rows along the guttering. When the tiime comes to plant them out, you just dig a shallow trench and slide the whole thing out of the guttering into the trench.
3. Doesn't really matter but I'd wait til the first tendrils are appearing.
4. Although KW are dwarf peas they grow to between 18" and 24" so I would definitely support them. I grew 1.2 km of KW last year - all supported on the green plastic mesh (Gladiator netting) - makes picking them a lot easier and helps when it comes to weeding too.

Awesome info Rat Thank you

I will do exactly as you say above, first job find some guttering or drainage pipe to cut down

[Demeter]

My KW peas last year did not grow very tall and even though I gave them some twiggy sticks they ignored them and grew in a heap on the ground. Still worked though.

[walshie]

I use old toilet rolls filled with compost, wait until the first tendrills are there then plant the whole thing in the ground toilet rolls an all. the toilet rolls degrade into the ground. i dont bother soaking them.

[HayleyB]

My Kelvedons grew quite tall fortunately I'd used twine and canes for support. I didn't soak my seeds and I grew in 3" pots and planted out once the first tendrils started.

[21again]

I planted some Kelvedon Wonder peas on the 20th March and noticed today there is a small cream flower on one of them, do I take it this will grow into a pea?

Sorry for being a bit thick but I haven't grown peas before, just a few Gard Del toms.

[Alice]

Yes the flowers will turn into peapods, and soon. Well done 21Again.

[chrispy]

Hi, I am also growing Kelvedon Wonder, I'm afraid i didn't start them off under cover, but threw them straight in the ground ( March 31st), and they are growing away well, they really are quite hardy. It would drive me mad to start that many in pots, I'd be tempted to try a few in the ground

[21again]

Hi, I am also growing Kelvedon Wonder, I'm afraid i didn't start them off under cover, but threw them straight in the ground ( March 31st), and they are growing away well, they really are quite hardy. It would drive me mad to start that many in pots, I'd be tempted to try a few in the ground

I started mine indoors in toilet rolls and then put them in the greenhouse for a few days before putting them in a planter.

[kate&rob]

i soak my peas overnight then plant them into loo rolls or paper pots, had a very good success rate this year unlike last year when i direct sowed and got about 4 plants.