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Broad beans and peas.
Sown 2 rows of 8m of both today. I know its cold, but after a soak in water
they will be up in a few days.(fingers and toes crossed). Well we can't let the weather hold us up, can we. They grow or die. I have enough to do it all again. I expect the broad beans will do it, but the peas may not so will sow them again when it warms up a bit. God only knows when we can plant out our brassis. Baz |
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Broad beans and peas.
On Friday, 5 April 2013 20:53:43 UTC+1, Baz wrote:
Sown 2 rows of 8m of both today. I know its cold, but after a soak in water they will be up in a few days.(fingers and toes crossed). Well we can't let the weather hold us up, can we. They grow or die. I have enough to do it all again. I expect the broad beans will do it, but the peas may not so will sow them again when it warms up a bit. God only knows when we can plant out our brassis. Baz I am amazed that you are sowing peas directly in the soil.On our allotment,it used to be possible,but mice eating all of the seed is now the norm.So everyone sows their seed,either in a piece of guttering or in a seed tray,and plants them out 4" apart-in that way one gets a full well spaced row.The theory is that mice like peas when they initially swell after a couple of days-they are very sweet then.However,when the peas throw out a shoot the sugar gets used up in the growth and the remaining pea attached to the growing pea,tastes of starch.Mice sometimes taste mine,but after a couple leave them on top in disgust. Michael |
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On 06/04/2013 11:03, michael wrote:
On Friday, 5 April 2013 20:53:43 UTC+1, Baz wrote: Sown 2 rows of 8m of both today. I know its cold, but after a soak in water they will be up in a few days.(fingers and toes crossed). Well we can't let the weather hold us up, can we. They grow or die. I have enough to do it all again. I expect the broad beans will do it, but the peas may not so will sow them again when it warms up a bit. God only knows when we can plant out our brassis. Baz I am amazed that you are sowing peas directly in the soil.On our allotment,it used to be possible,but mice eating all of the seed is now the norm.So everyone sows their seed,either in a piece of guttering or in a seed tray,and plants them out 4" apart-in that way one gets a full well spaced row.The theory is that mice like peas when they initially swell after a couple of days-they are very sweet then.However,when the peas throw out a shoot the sugar gets used up in the growth and the remaining pea attached to the growing pea,tastes of starch.Mice sometimes taste mine,but after a couple leave them on top in disgust. Michael I remember my mother soaking the peas over night in paraffin before sowing, this was to stop the mice eating them, that was 60+ years ago. |
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Broad beans and peas.
"David Hill" wrote
michael wrote: , Baz wrote: Sown 2 rows of 8m of both today. I know its cold, but after a soak in water they will be up in a few days.(fingers and toes crossed). Well we can't let the weather hold us up, can we. They grow or die. I have enough to do it all again. I expect the broad beans will do it, but the peas may not so will sow them again when it warms up a bit. God only knows when we can plant out our brassis. Baz I am amazed that you are sowing peas directly in the soil.On our allotment,it used to be possible,but mice eating all of the seed is now the norm.So everyone sows their seed,either in a piece of guttering or in a seed tray,and plants them out 4" apart-in that way one gets a full well spaced row.The theory is that mice like peas when they initially swell after a couple of days-they are very sweet then.However,when the peas throw out a shoot the sugar gets used up in the growth and the remaining pea attached to the growing pea,tastes of starch.Mice sometimes taste mine,but after a couple leave them on top in disgust. Michael I remember my mother soaking the peas over night in paraffin before sowing, this was to stop the mice eating them, that was 60+ years ago. Tried that David but it didn't work for me, strange mice here obviously. Some on our site appear to be able to grow straight into the ground and I did it one year with success, but only once, I now use the guttering method. -- Regards. Bob Hobden. Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK |
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On Saturday, 6 April 2013 11:44:52 UTC+1, Bob Hobden wrote:
Tried that David but it didn't work for me, strange mice here obviously. Some on our site appear to be able to grow straight into the ground and I did it one year with success, but only once, I now use the guttering method. -- I used the guttering method as usual and just as they reached the point where most are showing through the compost and I wanted to put them out in the (mouseproofed) coldframe the cold snap started. I hesitated instinctively but experience and my wife said 'just do it' The last snow went from the garden yesterday (there'd been over 10") and temp down to -3. They and the sweet peas that went out at the same time are absolutely fine - in fact the peas are ready to go down to the plot. Also exhumed one of the spuds planted a few days before the snow and they're fine despite the plastic tents being blown away in the storm (found the last of those yesterday as the snow went) All of those peas and sweet peas have fared better than if I'd kept them soft in our utility room and was trying to harden them off now. It's a gospel I've been preaching for some years now about keeping hardy plants hardy. However I very nearly failed to practice what I preach - saved from perdition by Mrs Rod. Rod |
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On Sat, 06 Apr 2013 11:21:17 +0100, David Hill
wrote: On 06/04/2013 11:03, michael wrote: On Friday, 5 April 2013 20:53:43 UTC+1, Baz wrote: Sown 2 rows of 8m of both today. I know its cold, but after a soak in water they will be up in a few days.(fingers and toes crossed). Well we can't let the weather hold us up, can we. They grow or die. I have enough to do it all again. I expect the broad beans will do it, but the peas may not so will sow them again when it warms up a bit. God only knows when we can plant out our brassis. Baz I am amazed that you are sowing peas directly in the soil.On our allotment,it used to be possible,but mice eating all of the seed is now the norm.So everyone sows their seed,either in a piece of guttering or in a seed tray,and plants them out 4" apart-in that way one gets a full well spaced row.The theory is that mice like peas when they initially swell after a couple of days-they are very sweet then.However,when the peas throw out a shoot the sugar gets used up in the growth and the remaining pea attached to the growing pea,tastes of starch.Mice sometimes taste mine,but after a couple leave them on top in disgust. Michael I remember my mother soaking the peas over night in paraffin before sowing, this was to stop the mice eating them, that was 60+ years ago. My mother put a drop of glue on each pea to stop anything eating them. We kids thought it was to keep them in the soil! Steve -- EasyNN-plus. Neural Networks plus. http://www.easynn.com SwingNN. Forecast with Neural Networks. http://www.swingnn.com JustNN. Just Neural Networks. http://www.justnn.com |
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michael wrote in
: On Friday, 5 April 2013 20:53:43 UTC+1, Baz wrote: Sown 2 rows of 8m of both today. I know its cold, but after a soak in wat er they will be up in a few days.(fingers and toes crossed). Well we can't let the weather hold us up, can we. They grow or die. I have enough to do it all again. I expect the broad beans will do it, but the peas may not so will sow them again when it warms up a bit. God only knows when we can plant out our brassis. Baz I am amazed that you are sowing peas directly in the soil.On our allotment,it used to be possible,but mice eating all of the seed is now the norm.So everyone sows their seed,either in a piece of guttering or in a seed tray,and plants them out 4" apart-in that way one gets a full well spaced row.The theory is that mice like peas when they initially swell after a couple of days-they are very sweet then.However,when the peas throw out a shoot the sugar gets used up in the growth and the remaining pea attached to the growing pea,tastes of starch.Mice sometimes taste mine,but after a couple leave them on top in disgust. Michael We have ferrel cats on our site so that might stop the mice. Everyone on the allotment that I have talked to sow pea seed directly into the soil. I will be sowing at home too, probably a double 6m row tomorrow. Makes it easier when cooking new peas at home, or eaten raw as a sugary snack.(most never get to the kitchen). I use the pods to make wine. Baz |
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