Peas - what now?

[gardendancer]

After having enjoyed some lovely peas of my winterplanted plants, I've now picked all the pods of a a few plants. And as I've done so it seems like they are send it out some new growth at the top of the plant.

Should I leave that to grow to get some more, or should I trim the plant down a bit and let it regrow from nearer the ground? or is this it, they are done for the summer?

I'm grateful for any advice

[rustylady]

What variety were they, and how tall are they?

[gardendancer]

i had to head out to the shed for the seed package

they are pea Meteor and they are about 50cms tall

[taff]

it probably won't grow from nearer the ground.By picking out the tips what you've done is encouraged it to send out new shoots. In effect you've encouraged it to think it's dying, hence the new shoots.
They may provide an edible crop, they may not.

[Alison]

My Norli mange tout in the polytunnel had finished producing and have now started flowering again - not expecting a massive second crop but picked the first of the second set last night so am leaving them there for a bit.

[womble]

Normally I've found the 2nd crop to be very small when I've left peas in situ.
If I have something to go in, then out they come, if I'm not bothered, I'll leave them.

[gardendancer]

As an update, the new shoots are producing flowers, and as the plants that i was talking about are dotted in between other peas that haven't been picked yet, I'll leave it and see if i get a 2nd crop.

Thanks for the advice :-)