Topic: Peas without support

[kt.]

Had poor pea crop on my last plot. Hardly any pods grew at all. On my current plot I have bought kelvedon wonder as they do well as an early and late pea apparently. I have also bought another from our lottie shop. Its supposed to have 10-12 peas per pod! Time will tell. ;)

[legendaryone]

The pea variety i am going to grow this year is called "Greensage" and says it is self supporting if grown in a group.

[daninlondon]

Mrs greenjeans, why doesn't stringing twine between bamboo canes work?

[bennettsleg]

I head that old raspberry canes worked well.  And I'm also going to have a go with some dead buddlea prunings as they have a strong base and a fair number of twiggy bits at the top. String and slender posts is also on hand as last years try at thick plastic "netting" secured vertically with canes was a wash out!

[daisydoo]

Saddad -  From your picture it looks like you have used pea netting and canes to support your peas. How are the canes arranged ie. wigwams or longer frame and how do you keep the netting secure and taut. This will be my first year growing peas and the decision of how to support them has been swirling around in my head for what seems like months

[Mrs greenjeans]

sorry about delay... re bamboo canes etc,

hubby built thing like a swingset with canes tied horizontally. Think peas would prefer growing up vertical canes? in our structure the gaps between each layer were too large.

[Rosyred]

First time growing peas what are onward early like??

[allaboutliverpool]

My peas are Early Onward, tasty but not the heaviest of croppers. This year I am growing a 6 foot variety as well, they are a neighbours so I do not know the name. You can see a lot of information on my page which mentions commercial peas.

http://www.allaboutliverpool.com/allaboutallotments1_homepage.html