Peas : Frost hardy?

[datz]

Hi
I have searched this topic here and other sites and can't really find a definitive answer. I have some peas out now and other hardening off before planting up. At the momentI am covering with fleece if frost is forecast. Do I need to do this? Last frost date here is late May. I'm growing Provence Douce variety.
Thanks

[Penellype]

Most peas are fairly hardy, but you will get an earlier crop if you protect them when frost is forecast. The exact hardiness probably depends on the variety, but htis is what it says about Provence Douce on the Marshalls website:
Pea Douce Provence is a very sweet and succulent variety which is extremely versatile.

It can be sown as an over-wintering variety, or from March under protection for an early crop.

Douce Provence can also be sown April - July as a main crop.

Growing to about 2˝ft (75cm) it needs virtually no support.

Definitely one of the most versatile varieties around!


Since it can be sown for overwintering the implication is it is hardy.

[johnjohn]

Since it can be sown for overwintering the implication is it is hardy.

That's the assumption I work on too. We planted out our Alderman on the 12th and have had frosts on the 16th, 18th and 19th although only fairly light ones- the peas are growing on and haven't been knocked back.

[Barking Postlethwaite]

I've got some Douce Provence on the go and they've stood through light frosts perfectly fine.

[arpoet]

I always sow in lengths of guttering in the greenhouse, then when they are a couple of inches high, I slide them into trenches early May when the ground is warmer. I did get some frosted a few years ago, but as the frost at this time of the year is short lived it didn't cause me a problem.

[Thelma Sanders]

Mine are growing on the plot, sown at the end of March, and we've had a good few hard frosts this month

[datz]

Ok thanks all, another couple of days hardening off and out the rest go!

[Veggielot]

I plant mine out in April and then stagger the planting from then. Touch wood not had a problem so far.