Ecnerwal wrote:
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songbird wrote:
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I planted peas 5 weeks ago. They're just now starting to come up.
So far I've only seen only three seedlings out of whole packet of
seeds. I just noticed the third seedling today. What are the
chances of the rest of them coming up?
about where are you located?
That, indeed.
around here it's been too cold, frosts last
night and tonight. i won't be putting any peas
out for a while yet. they're one of my favorite
crops.
I tend to go with "as early as the ground can be worked and I can find
the time" for planting peas. Mine have been out there through a few
sleet storms now, and are not up yet - might be a couple of weeks now.
I'm not worried.
Peas are a cool-weather crop, and they don't mind a bit of frost. If
the seed is current, or no more than ~2 years past date, and nothing
has eaten it, they will come up when ready. If you have had birds
drop by and pull them up as soon as they sprouted, that's a different
matter. If moles or something have polished it off from below,
likewise. If it's been dry, not much will happen (you could water
them...).
The problem with sowing in cold ground is that provides more opportunity for
the seeds to be taken or destroyed while waiting for the temperature to
rise. In the worst case fungus can get those the rodents etc leave and you
have few or none.
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