Peas

[duggie]

Am I too late to sow more peas?

I now have space where I have harvested my early potatoes and hate to see empty ground.

[Two_Sheds]

i started some off this morning (chitting first, so the mice don't take them)

you want something that will crop quickly, so probably an "early" not a maincrop

[bluemoon]

Yes, I put some to chit at the weekend, a variety called 'Twinkle' (T&M) which is a lovely sweet early.

[kevnsue]

How do you chit peas(i did check the spelling) i've only ever direct sown them.

[Florence Fennel]

How do you chit peas(i did check the spelling) i've only ever direct sown them.

You put them between wet kitchen roll until they sprout Kev. Can someone tell me if I can only grow dwarf peas at this time of year?

[Alison]

I direct sowed some a couple of weeks ago and they're now about 6" tall so they should get going quickly now the days are warmer / longer.

[Two_Sheds]

How do you chit peas ?

Put them in a glass of water overnight.
Empty out the water, then rinse the peas/beans every day until they sprout. (just as you do for sprouting seeds)
Then plant them.

[cupcake]

I sowed some Kelvedon wonder last sunday and they've been poking thro for a couple of days now. Says you can sow till early July, whats to lose?

[duggie]

Looks like I'll be sowing more peas then! Will try sprouting some and sowing some straight into the ground. Be interesting to see if there's much difference.

Thanks everyone.

[Florence Fennel]

I sowed some Kelvedon wonder last sunday and they've been poking thro for a couple of days now. Says you can sow till early July, whats to lose?

Started some more off last night Cupcake, cheers. I find I don't need to chit the peas Duggie, they just pop up!

[Mac]

Hi, quick question - is it ok to grow peas in Morrisons buckets - and if so , how many peas would you put per bucket (short of ground just now)?

[Redic87]

Hi, quick question - is it ok to grow peas in Morrisons buckets - and if so , how many peas would you put per bucket (short of ground just now)?

Maybe arrange a wigwam structure tying it at the top then plant two peas at the base of each bamboo stick (station) i have never grown them in bucket but i mite try and give that ago peas are an easy plant to grow.

[kerryp]

went on to that you tube link for spouting seeds (believe it or not i got it wrong last time i tried) & my god how many pot heds on there?! some of us just wanna sprout "normal" seeds!

[Saraheliz]

I have just sown Kelvedon Wonder and Douce Provence, I looked them up on the internet and apparently they are ok for a late sowing.Never chitted though I am going to do that with some

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Sarah

[gojiberry]

This time of the year it is best to sow quick maturing varieties, which tend to be the early varieties. Feltham first is a good one. Sowed my last row about 10 days ago and they are now an inch high.

Ian