Peas - in ground?

[piskieinboots]

Instructions say 'sow in location' but I'd rather sow earlier into rootrainers and plant out the baby plants. Which do you think is best?

[jacob]

Straight out!

I once or twice tried chitting on damp kitchen towel, but I didn't get better results than putting them straight in the ground.

[MrsDaffy]

I'll admit now that my way sounds faffy but I have had good results. I chit them on damp paper towels then pop them in used toilet roll tubes. Once they're a few inches tall I stick them in the garden. That way I don't have any gaps and I have more chance with the pesky slugs. I do the same with broad beans. I suppose it depends on how many you're planning to grow.
I have a few earlies ready and waiting in the greenhouse. Maybe I have too much time on my hands!

[sowitgrowit]

Straight out!

But not yet, presumably On a related note, whilst tidying up yesterday I found a 5" tall pea plant growing - a leftover that didn't germinate last year is my best guess - remarkable that it didn't rot, isn't it? And that it has grown that much in less-than-ideal conditions!

I didn't pull it up, if it can tough it out then I'll let it stay there all on its lonesome!

[piskieinboots]

How long do you leave them on the damp paper and are they covered?

[piskieinboots]

But not yet, presumably

erm, nope!!

I found a carrot in a pot left over from last year - I had a munch but it was too watery.

[snuffer]

Always plant four good wide rows of peas. Two first earlies and two maincrop. They always go straight into the ground covered over with chicken wire to protect them from the birds. Never fails, we invariably get a good crop. Only recently used the last of last years from the freezer.

[VirginVegGrower]

I sow into guttering filled with compost. Then from gutter straight into prepared mini trench. It beats the mice and pre chitting.

[WendyC]

I sow into guttering filled with compost. Then from gutter straight into prepared mini trench. It beats the mice and pre chitting.

Exactly what I do!

[Kleftiwallah]

I'm a guttering lover too. Cheers, Tony.

[Hazel at the Hill]

In pots/roottrainers, then transplant outside later. You won't lose any to to pests for a start, and it'll give you something to keep you occupied whilst is it too early to sow outside!

[Kaiya]

In pots/roottrainers, then transplant outside later. You won't lose any to to pests for a start, and it'll give you something to keep you occupied whilst is it too early to sow outside!

Same here! Last year I tried broad beans both direct and starting in pots and apart from giving me something to do the plants themselves were pretty much identical. On the other hand the local wildlife got probably nearing a half of my direct sown mangetouts.

[zazen999]

I put a pot full out yesterday into the ground with a net over them.

[di]

I do half and half. Some in loo roll holders and some direct in the ground. The toilet roll ones fill any gaps or just make a new patch.

A couple of years ago I sowed some direct about October or November...they survived and I beat all the Old Boys to first peas of the year

[Matt94]

i sow mine in trays, then when they are a about 5cm/2 inch high i put them in the ground - i always get good results!