Peas under developed, anyone else had this problem?

[Leeds_lad]

Picked my first, what I thought were ripe pods, today. They seemed swollen and ready to eat. However, on opening the pods, the peas were tiny! Should I leave them much longer until the pods look like they are going to explode or is it a weather related thing?

[Thelma Sanders]

They always do this, you'll get used to when they're really ready

The pod seems to swell to allow more room for the peas to get bigger. You can give them a gentle squeeeze to feel what's inside or if there's any sunshine hold them up to it and you can see the shape of the peas inside

[MojoJojo]

They always do this, you'll get used to when they're really ready

The pod seems to swell to allow more room for the peas to get bigger. You can give them a gentle squeeeze to feel what's inside or if there's any sunshine hold them up to it and you can see the shape of the peas inside

But if you're holding it up to the sun to see the pods you've already picked it and could just open it up?

[Thelma Sanders]

No!..... I don't pick it, I just hold the pod away from the stem so it's in the sunlight

If the peas look too small I leave it to grow on............

[Potstubsdustbins]

I find the pods always look ready before they really are and that as already said the best way is to gently squeeze them.

Colin

[Sarico]

i fund peas a bit wierd for me. the pods have 2 or 3 peas inside and some only 1... is that normal with this weather?i think is because i plant them so many and i forgot to thin them out... i have some more sown and they already look better and tall. will see.

[alldigging]

The best way is to open a pod and test them. Nom nom nom.

[Leeds_lad]

Ah, thanks for the tips guys. Guess I'll have to fight the temptation and let them swell a bit longer! It's a hard thing to do, I always want to pick stuff as soon as they seem ready! hehe

[kathyd]

I know mine are ready when the mice bite holes in them and pull the peas out from the inside...

[veggiechicken]

I eat the pods and peas like mangetout, when the peas inside are still small. There may be a little string that you have to remove, along the outside of the pod, but its worth a go!

[Two_Sheds]

This has been my best year ever for peas: so many! All of a sudden like: last week there were half a dozen ready, yesterday I filled a carrier bag.

I'm teaching the school kids to recognise when to pick: when the pods are really fat, not when they're skinny or just slim. They just want to pick them all NOW, they don't want to wait a week for better ones