do peas grow up canes like runner beans? or a net? and at what height do they grow to?
Hi - in answer to your question some climb and some don't! What variety have you got? The dwarf / normal ones get to about 2 to 3ft tall, and do need a bit of supprt, while the climbers definietly need it!
i have early onward and kelvedon wonder
I think they are dwarf varietes so you'll be fine with various bits of string / pea net / pea sticks :)
thank you for your help
Run a length of chicken wire between 2 small posts for them to climb up. It is stronger and longer lasting than pea netting
I always walk along our local foot path and cut old branch,s that are on the floor , but I must admit I do cheat as well they are great supports for peas, And you can compost them after use ;D ;D
Watch out for mice and pigeons . mag lime will deter mice, ( peas love it ) net for the other pest.
I start all mine in pots, precisely to avoid the flying curse.
I grow those and they grow to around thigh height. I usually use sticks and string, they will just sort of grow horizontally without support, which is OK, but a b*gger to pick the peas like that!
I planted Alderman this year and have just realised how tall they grow! Don't really know yet how I will support them! I am thinking bamboo poles...
I grow them up six foot canes.
mag lime? same as garden lime???
magnesium lime..... I just stick some epsom salts down as a top dressing .... peas like magnesium......
I always start my peas in the greenhouse. I have lost too many from pigeons eating the seed. I grow them up chicken wire and feed them on comfrey tea.
i soak my peas in water 8 hours, then dust with legume inoculant then plant them out. I usually only plant bush pea varieties. Thus i use no supports like poles,teepees, or netting. I plant them in block formation 4 inches (10 cm) apart.
to harvest 1 lbs(0.453kg) you need between 25-100 bush pea plants and 13-50 pole pea plants.
No need for innoculant unless it's the first time peas have been grown in that garden. I hardly grow anything but tall varieties, since the yield is so much better. I soak large beans, but little else.