Peas!

[mrskp]

thanks LJ, i shall leave my Twinkles alone then. No wonder I couldn't find any mention of it in the books.

[wellie]

Last year I sowed some Oregon Sugar Wotsits (mangetout peas) about 3rd Feb from memory, in lengths of guttering about a metre long, about four of them, and we'd cropped enough to eat and freeze us for a lifetime.... (We're still eating from the freezer now!)
BUT, I sowed a different variety this year, namely 'Delikat'(?). Same guttering principle, but completely hopeless germination this year from this variety. Out of 100ish seeds, yesterday, I hoiked out a grand total of 18 germinated seedlings. And I promise you, no hope of the others germinating, I checked, and they've all rotted off.....
So, I've sown some 'Sugarsnap Peas' now in Rootrainers, having pre-germed them slightly beforehand. We'll see what they do, and then go from there.
"Not everything is a piece of cake"!

[borage]

Last year I bought some pea seeds from a company called 'Simply Vegetables'.

They are a very old variety dating from the 18th Century call 'Half Pint Pea' and they are VERY hardy. Also they are tiny, only growing a few inches high so they dont need sticks or supports and can be grown in pots on the patio. With minimal effort I managed a decent crop of extremely sweet and tasy peas.

Pyewacket

I like the sound of these does the company have a website, could not pick anything up on google

[All Grown Up]

Peas are nearly 2" tall already

Planted them in November seems good idea, as the mice also don't get them at that time of year. Tried Pea Meteor which seemed to work well.

[Pyewacket]

The website address for the company 'simply vegetables' is:

www.plantsofdisdinction.co.uk or you can order at the telephone 01449 721720 & they also do a brilliant catalogue.

Pyewacket

[borage]

Thanks Pyewacket, will have a good look at the site with next year in mind.

[Silverfox]

When I was reading "Carol Klein Grow your own" yesterday she said that peas will season for around 2 weeks in the summer. Is that all? how true is it? if this is the case I am going to have to rethink my sowing times