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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?

hard to say, but three plants (if they survive)
can provide enough seeds for a second crop later
in the season. so perhaps all will be fine.

i'd give the weather more time to warm up and
then try another packet of seeds to fill in the
empty spaces. make sure the forecast is for
warm enough weather with some sunshine.

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.

good luck,


songbird

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songbird wrote:

wrote:

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...).

My final attempt at growing Eliot Coleman's favorite cold-weather salad
plant (Mache or cornsalad) has also been out there, and I think the
sleet may have done the trick. Not really sure, as I've never had any
luck growing the stuff, which is why it's my final attempt - unless of
course it actually grows this time and I actually like it. Something is
coming up where I planted it, though I think the first something was, in
fact, weeds - I'm not sure what the stuff looks like when small, since
it has never worked for me before. Last year it probably had an excuse,
as it was 90F and dry in March. Perhaps it should go in with the garlic
in the fall. The garlic is pretty happy this year. Sorrel and hops are
also good.

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Ecnerwal wrote:
In article ,
songbird wrote:

wrote:

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.

D

On Apr 21, 3:36*am, songbird wrote:
wrote:
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?

* hard to say, but three plants (if they survive)
can provide enough seeds for a second crop later
in the season. *so perhaps all will be fine.

* i'd give the weather more time to warm up and
then try another packet of seeds to fill in the
empty spaces. *make sure the forecast is for
warm enough weather with some sunshine.

* 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.

* good luck,

* songbird

I'm in north central Kentucky. I've always planted peas around the
middle of March but this year it's been exceptionally cool this spring.

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I'm in north central Kentucky. I've always planted peas around the
middle of March but this year it's been exceptionally cool this spring.

a lot of snow storms went south of us this
spring. we've had plenty of rain. i won't
be planting much for a bit yet.

when i plant peas in warm enough ground and
there's some sunshine they'll sprout in 4-5
days. i know they can survive frosts, but i'd
rather give them a quicker start so i know
what takes and it gives weeds much less of a
chance to get going.


songbird

In article ,
songbird wrote:

wrote:
...
I'm in north central Kentucky. I've always planted peas around the
middle of March but this year it's been exceptionally cool this spring.
....
when i plant peas in warm enough ground and
there's some sunshine they'll sprout in 4-5
days. i know they can survive frosts, but i'd
rather give them a quicker start so i know
what takes and it gives weeds much less of a
chance to get going.

Whatever works for you, works for you.

Last night it got down to 25F (at the airport 2 miles away - didn't see
any ice on the pond this morning, though it was quite brisk) and peas
are starting to appear. Having never practiced the excessive data and/or
diary approaches to gardening I'm guessing two weeks - I normally like
to have them in April 1st if possible and am pretty sure I didn't, so it
was probably the following weekend.

Works for me. If I waited for warm ground I feel like I'd lose weeks of
pea growth, and production time before they fry up in the summer.

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