When do you plant out peas?

[Braceandy]

I have started my peas in gutters in my polytunnel. They are about 10cm tall now. Is it too early to plant outside? I am in the South (hampshire)

[bario1]

I have a few peas started for an early polytunnel crop, but I haven't even started off my outdoor ones yet - bit early for me, but then I'm way North of you!

[WendyC]

I will be planting mine out soon. They were sown in the greenhouse, have been in the cold frame for a while. When they go out, they'll be under a mesh tunnel, mainly to keep the pigeons off but also for a bit of frost protection. These are Meteor, which are an early variety.
Which variety are they and have they been hardened off? If you add your location to your profile, you won't have to keep saying where you are!

[Penellype]

I planted my Meteor peas out last weekend at about 4 inches high. They are protected from the worst of the wind by a fence and an angled sheet of polycarbonate, and they seem fine.

[Thelma Sanders]

I've not sown mine yet, either - late this year, cos it's been so cold

If you really do have to put them out, I'd put some fleece or netting around them.

[skeggijon]

I'm planning on putting my first outside crop out next week, but under a tunnel cloche

[libbyloulou]

Mine are half an inch high, the weather is due to go bad around here this week, so they can stay in the tunnel for a another week or so. Was putting them under a plastic clotche, but last nights wind took it for a walk.

[TrialAndError]

Im sowing mine indoors today, climbing peas. The plan is for them to go outside (after hardening off) at the end of April.

[Braceandy]

Thanks for all the advice, I decided to just slide out a short section and cover with fleece. If it goes horribly wrong the rest are safe in the tunnel for now... I might start another set off just in case though

[Mr Bones]

Started Kelvedon Wonder in guttering and planted them out yesterday, protected along one side by a polycarb sheet. Like to get them out early so they miss the pea moth.

[Shadylane]

I've been trying to harden mine off but it's just been too windy. I need to sow some more too as there's loads of gaps. Dunno what's going on this year, the broadies are looking rubbish too. Must get some more in.

[Valleyman]

Mine are in cells in the greenhouse and have just poked through. I shall be planting out into the pea bed in about 2-3 weeks time once the risk of a hard frost has passed.

[bramble]

Have Early Onward peas in cells in the greenhouse. I wont put them out for another few weeks yet.

[Nicki85]

Mine (Champion of England) have been out for a week now. They were hardened off in the cold frame for two-three weeks. I was amazed to see that theyve actually started growing out there.... Wind had snapped one at least at the base though :-( they are protected by orange safety mesh only. I am in sunny(?) Hampshire though!