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Mangetout
Is it too late to start mangetout peas with any likelihood of success?
Are they likely just to fall prey to mildew? Janet G |
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Mangetout
On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 13:42:59 +0100, Janet Galpin
wrote: Is it too late to start mangetout peas with any likelihood of success? Are they likely just to fall prey to mildew? Janet G Can I suggest trying Oregon Sugar Pod. I've just picked my last ones from a sowing last September. The yield was very good and the pods stay tender even when the peas are forming. I reckon these might grow all year year round (obviously dormant in winter but survived last winter's frosts better than my Aquadulce Claudia broad beans). I'll definitely grow them again. |
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ANKS FPOR THE SUGGESTION The message from Jupiter contains these words: On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 13:42:59 +0100, Janet Galpin wrote: Is it too late to start mangetout peas with any likelihood of success? Are they likely just to fall prey to mildew? Janet G Can I suggest trying Oregon Sugar Pod. I've just picked my last ones from a sowing last September. The yield was very good and the pods stay tender even when the peas are forming. I reckon these might grow all year year round (obviously dormant in winter but survived last winter's frosts better than my Aquadulce Claudia broad beans). I'll definitely grow them again. Interesting and thanks for the suggestion. I hadn't realised they are so hardy. I shall definitely try them in September. I wonder if they're as good at coping with hot dry weather as they are at coping with cold. Janet G |
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On Wed, 14 Jun 2006 00:37:37 +0100, Janet Galpin
wrote: ANKS FPOR THE SUGGESTION The message from Jupiter contains these words: On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 13:42:59 +0100, Janet Galpin wrote: Is it too late to start mangetout peas with any likelihood of success? Are they likely just to fall prey to mildew? Janet G Can I suggest trying Oregon Sugar Pod. I've just picked my last ones from a sowing last September. The yield was very good and the pods stay tender even when the peas are forming. I reckon these might grow all year year round (obviously dormant in winter but survived last winter's frosts better than my Aquadulce Claudia broad beans). I'll definitely grow them again. Interesting and thanks for the suggestion. I hadn't realised they are so hardy. I shall definitely try them in September. I wonder if they're as good at coping with hot dry weather as they are at coping with cold. Janet G By the time we started the recent very hot and dry spell which lasted around 2 weeks, I'd already had 3 or 4 pickings off the plants and they'd just about stopped flowering with a lot of pods still growing on. I left them to grow then stripped the whole lot and cleared the plants which were beginning to die back. I think that was probably the end of their natural life rather than a direct result of the hot dry weather. They do need support, but only grow to 3 or4 feet unlike Sugar Snaps which just seem to climb higher and higher. |
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