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My plan is to have about 200 split into 5 rows. 2 rows of climbing peas (Alderman that do quite well here) and 3 rows of standalone plants, Kelvedon Wonder, another I can't remember off the top of my head and finally Onward to fill in the gaps for a later crop. Family of 5 but only 3 pea eaters (2 pea haters).

Robert, after you plant a dozen peas in 3 inch plots, what happens when they go  in the garden, do you plant them as a pot with aa 10  or seperate the seedlings.. thank you XX Jeannine

Quote from: goodlife on March 07, 2011, 16:24:40
I don't think I have enough fingers and toes for counting that far ;D
Look what you done now..do I really have to start counting my peas so I can satisfy my own curiosity now.. ::) oh dear..it's going to be long spring, I'm counting the days to summer already..and peas... :-X

It was easy for me to have a rough count as they are mostly sown in pots with about 10 peas to a pot. Anyway Goodie, you can stop counting now  ;D

Quote from: elhuerto on March 07, 2011, 17:08:37
(2 pea haters).

Nooooooooo! I didn't think this was possible!!

Robert - you mentioned rhubarb spray - what is this good for?

Is it made by  submerging rhubarb leaves in water??

Debs

Jeannine..I'm not sure what Robert does with his pots but I plant mine without separating the plants..just dunk them in as they are..well, minus the pot ::)
I plant mine so that each clump is almost touching the other or with small gaps,,depending how much space and how many clumps I have to play with.
I haven't noticed thet either way makes much difference. ;)

That's how I plant them out as well. You boil  rhubarb leaves to extract the oxalic acid, though steeping them would probably do it. It's quite a powerful insecticide, and not as lethal to us as nicotine, which used to kill people every year.

peas in guttering in g'house poking through already, as are the others in seed tray . . .& have more on

damp kitchen roll!!  8) :-\

Debs

I'll be starting some later in the month. There's no hurry.

I planted out the 1st batch today - approx 120 of them  ::) will get round to the dwarf varieties and the remaining climbers over the next week or so.

I planted my first the other day. 12 pots with 12 Serpette Guilotteau in each. That'll do a nice wigwam, and there are plenty left. I'll probably grow some of them out for seed next year; if I separate cropping and seed production it's easier to keep the balance right.