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VC I'll leave you to link to this from the VSP if you want to.
Hi,
Here's the info we got with the peas:
Boddington pea so called cos that is where we first grew them. They have been passed on from gardener to gardener - these peas grow to 8 ft given half a chance - and must have appropriate support, we use the sort of a-frame that one uses for runner beans - with pea netting attached to it. A 6ft high frame is JUST ABOUT high enough. Plant the peas thinly, they are extremely vigorous (in two rows, each row just inside each side of the a-frame) The a-frame really does need to be quite substantial. Do not place another a-frame closer than 4 ft to the first, or you will lose control and be unable to fight your way through the jungle, and worse we will be able to tell you that we told you so! The peas are frost hardy until they grow away in the spring, so they can be planted early in november to be up by the first of december, (giving you something to boast about in the pub) They lose their hardiness when they grow away, so they may need protecting against late frosts. Otherwise plant in the spring.
All the best
Kate
Here's the info we got with the peas:
Boddington pea so called cos that is where we first grew them. They have been passed on from gardener to gardener - these peas grow to 8 ft given half a chance - and must have appropriate support, we use the sort of a-frame that one uses for runner beans - with pea netting attached to it. A 6ft high frame is JUST ABOUT high enough. Plant the peas thinly, they are extremely vigorous (in two rows, each row just inside each side of the a-frame) The a-frame really does need to be quite substantial. Do not place another a-frame closer than 4 ft to the first, or you will lose control and be unable to fight your way through the jungle, and worse we will be able to tell you that we told you so! The peas are frost hardy until they grow away in the spring, so they can be planted early in november to be up by the first of december, (giving you something to boast about in the pub) They lose their hardiness when they grow away, so they may need protecting against late frosts. Otherwise plant in the spring.
All the best
Kate
VC I'll leave you to link to this from the VSP if you want to.
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