"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
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"RichardS" wrote in reply to my reply
"Cal Mac" wrote in message ...
Im wondering which vegetables will grow well from mid july onwards
to
be
able to get a decent grop before the temperature starts to cool
down...Any advice will be appreciated.

Plant some Early Peas, like Feltham First, you will get a good crop in
September, peas like cool weather.

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Do you think it would be worth sowing a row of early peas to achieve
some
successional cropping?

I have found we can't grow peas during the height of the summer, too hot
(usually!) so we only grow early peas, Feltham First (our favourite),
Early
Onward, Lincoln.
We have grown Alderman and other tall main crop peas but without too much
success in the last few years.
Finally we plant some FF about the beginning of August for a late crop. We
usually have enough peas in the freezers to keep us going until the next
season.
Although it sounds silly, you plant an Early pea late because they grow
quickly and are tougher plants than some, so can take a bit of cold.


I'll give FF a go then, perhaps two sowings, one now and one in couple of
weeks time. Will report back any success!

I get the feeling that lack of water would severely hinder summer sown peas,
so will probably try the bean trench method, filling it with plenty of
moisture retentive matter, and make sure that once germinated they are kept
well watered.



SWMBO has an appetite for peas such as I have never seen before... I
just
wish I could get her out of the habit of buying bags of imported peas in
pods out of season - I find them utterly flavourless & would much prefer
frozen ones during these months!

We prefer the solid meaty type pea like FF to those sweet nothingness
foreign or frozen ones.
Frozen I don't mind too much, they're a passable pea-fix substitute during
the winter months. "Fresh" foreign imports I find utterly flavourless -
hopefully this year's fresh-from-the-plant harvest will enlighten her as to
just how far these imports fall short of fresh peas! If not, I'll try and
dissuade her using the food miles environmental arguments...

Some would say we leave our peas too long before
picking but that's how we like them, solid, real peas.

I'm afraid that ours don't last that long - too impatient!

We freeze our own in two portion amounts within an hour of being picked.


cheers
Richard


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