hi guys,
id really like to grow peas in my garden this summer but due to work commitments i dont really have the time to bring them on indoors to be planted out and ive been looking around online for a supplier that delivers baby plants that are ready to go into the garden, i have found sites that do other vegetables but not peas in plant form..is there a reason for this? and more importantly does anyone know of a supplier online i can order a few from?...thx in advance

jellyfish wrote:
: hi guys,
: id really like to grow peas in my garden this summer but due
: to work commitments i dont really have the time to bring them on
: indoors to be planted out and ive been looking around online for a
: supplier that delivers baby plants that are ready to go into the
: garden, i have found sites that do other vegetables but not peas in
: plant form..is there a reason for this? and more importantly does
: anyone know of a supplier online i can order a few from?...thx in
: advance

Probably too fiddly to post. There is less work invloved in sowing a packet
of peas than putting out plants so take the easy option and sow the seeds
into the ground

jellyfish wrote:
hi guys,
id really like to grow peas in my garden this summer but due
to work commitments i dont really have the time to bring them on
indoors to be planted out and ive been looking around online for a
supplier that delivers baby plants that are ready to go into the
garden, i have found sites that do other vegetables but not peas in
plant form..is there a reason for this? and more importantly does
anyone know of a supplier online i can order a few from?...thx in
advance

I've never ever sowed peas in pots nor do I know someone who does and
the only peas I've seen in pots were those my kids did at school )
Peas are easy and perhaps that's the only reason for not finding them
the shops as plants.

Sow directly into the ground in March 15/20cm apart, on both sides of a
net held with canes or use twigs or canes tho I prefer a net. Make sure
you have either a scarecrow or hang bags, cds, silver paper etc. on
canes along your rows to scare of the birds. Are you on a lotty? On
ours we've got cats so rodents have never been seen. Some people cover
their seeds in parafin to deter them ... I've never done anything else
beside using Edward Twiggerhands our scarecrow which I move about the
plot throughout the year.

Here's a fine selection of seeds. Good luck.

http://www.organiccatalog.com/catalog/

Just direct sow them.

thinking of buying a wigwam type bamboo support frame about 4ft (if you know the type)..would this be fine?

jellyfish wrote:
thinking of buying a wigwam type bamboo support frame about 4ft (if you
know the type)..would this be fine?

Off course. Any support you give them would be fine. The highest you
can give the better. However make sure it doesn't shade one side
contiually throughout the day! I have a friend who grows gurkins on a
wigwam support you described but built it upon a wheel that turns - the
result is that he can orientate the plants to the sun as he wishes.
(He's retired and has lots of time ;o)

On 14/12/06 00:37, in article ,
"jellyfish" wrote:


penance Wrote:
Just direct sow them.thinking of buying a wigwam type bamboo support frame
about 4ft (if you
know the type)..would this be fine?

Cheaper to buy very tall bamboo canes and tie them together at the top.
Others poke the tops of the canes through the holes of an inverted plant
pot. Or, if it's available to you, cut the rough and straggly growth out of
a hedge and use that as pea sticks. That's the old way of doing it.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/

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On 14/12/06 00:37, in article ,
"jellyfish" wrote:


penance Wrote:
Just direct sow them.thinking of buying a wigwam type bamboo support
frame
about 4ft (if you
know the type)..would this be fine?

Cheaper to buy very tall bamboo canes and tie them together at the top.
Others poke the tops of the canes through the holes of an inverted plant
pot. Or, if it's available to you, cut the rough and straggly growth out
of
a hedge and use that as pea sticks. That's the old way of doing it.

I use prunings from the fruit trees.

Alan

Alan Holmes wrote:
I use prunings from the fruit trees.

Best way to propagate diseases that! Not a good idea. Any other trees
but fruit trees.

On 14/12/06 15:19, in article ,
"Alan Holmes" wrote:


"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 14/12/06 00:37, in article ,
"jellyfish" wrote:


penance Wrote:
Just direct sow them.thinking of buying a wigwam type bamboo support
frame
about 4ft (if you
know the type)..would this be fine?

Cheaper to buy very tall bamboo canes and tie them together at the top.
Others poke the tops of the canes through the holes of an inverted plant
pot. Or, if it's available to you, cut the rough and straggly growth out
of
a hedge and use that as pea sticks. That's the old way of doing it.

I use prunings from the fruit trees.

Alan

We grew our sweet peas in tubs in that fashion this summer. It looks much
nicer with flowers and eating type peas.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/