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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: Digeroo on October 11, 2018, 16:34:52
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Franchi packet says sow up to November has anyone tried them at this time of year
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With some hardier types, you can sow in autumn and give them a bit of protection to overwinter ... a bit like broad beans or sweet peas. Apparently they will get going again when it warms up and give you an early crop ... I've never tried it though.
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They are Mangetout also known as snow peas. I have tried it with ordinary peas covered in bottle cloches. They did ok.
I've also got some which have self seeded, just popped up unexpectedly. I normally sow them in February.
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I'm going to try putting some seeds in this weekend to hopefully give them a headstart for early Spring. I absolutely love fresh peas but I never get a decent crop with the plants getting mildew and frazzling by June.
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Winterkefe (winter mangetout) is a variety that is said to make it through winter. Never been lucky myself, but also have self seeded small plants in the garden which I will transplant into the greenhouse. :wave:
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I got a package cheap so I don't mind experimenting. I'm off on my summer holiday in January so they won't get watered. So they will have to cope outside with just the bottle cloches. I normally sow them in February, so that there is a nice wall of peas to keep my courgettes out of the wind.