Potted pea question?

[Digeroo]

I normally sow peas outside but because of the wet I put some in pots, and they have taken off.  Do you think I can plant them outside?  Presume I need to harden them off first.

[Digeroo]

[pumkinlover]

I started them off last year in pots,  I would let them toughen up a bit first though

[Ian Pearson]

...or fleece them for a couple of weeks perhaps.

[Digeroo]

They will be covered with my bottles as always otherwise they will simply be deer breakfast and luncheon for voles.

Looks like they will have two chances, either they will survive or die.  Seems a bit early to be putting out plants.  I think I need to start off some more.

[galina]

I normally sow peas outside but because of the wet I put some in pots, and they have taken off.  Do you think I can plant them outside?  Presume I need to harden them off first.

Yes, they need hardening off.  Then perhaps plant under bottle cloches for a bit.  Oh and be sure to 'hide' the little seed peas that are still attached to young plants.  If mice 'harvest' those, the plants have had it.  Not a problem under cloches.

Peas do survive quite a bit of frost, surprisingly.  What they don't survive, because they are brittle plants, is being battered by storms.  That will set them back severely or kill them.  For this reason and not because of cold weather, they need protection. 

[Robert_Brenchley]

I always start them in pots, and I've never had the slightest trouble when I've planted them out. Admittedly I haven't put them out this early, but they're pretty tough once they start growing.