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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: Lizzie on May 02, 2006, 19:17:13

Title: Pea problems
Post by: Lizzie on May 02, 2006, 19:17:13
I planted three rows of peas a few weeks back and was thrilled to pea-ces (geddit?) when they germinated and looked all healthy. Since then, however, some malevolent little creature has eaten them all - leaving me with just some sad looking twiggy stems.

If I leave them, are they likely to come back, or are they definitely ex-peas? If they are ex-peas, will digging them back into the ground and starting again with either some more peas or something else (I'm thinking courgettes) be OK?

I've had the lottie since December, and am just loving it bursting into life all over the place - even the grapevine I thought I'd pruned to death in the winter is leafing happily.

Thanks for any advice,

Lizzie
Title: Re: Pea problems
Post by: kitty on May 02, 2006, 19:53:51
hmmm....
either snails or meeces have eaten your peases to pieces...
sow some more-what have you got to lose.
yes...i know...more peas...
try it!
kitty
Title: Re: Pea problems
Post by: RSJK on May 02, 2006, 19:58:16
Lizzie, your peas could be eaten by the birds they love them, try putting some netting over them, if you are willing to give them a week or two they may just recover.