Growing Peas

Confuzzled

covgirl wrote: »

varieties, but we planted a load of Kelvedon Wonder too, and we have been getting enough for a meal for the pair of us every other day for a few weeks now. Mind you we do have a lot of plants, but then again we seem to have a lot of pea moth problems this year compared to usual too :mad: Has anyone else had the same problem?

i'm growing kelvedon wonder as well and i've had a lot of wee holes in many leaves (especially my second round of peas i planted out about a month ago) which i assume are from the pea moths so it's not just you

this is my first year planting peas so i'm a bit new to this particular veg any pointers are greatly appreciated

Confuzzled

carole.uk wrote: »

well can i just say i grew bachelors dried peas from my store cupboard and they have come up amazing!! really!!! got loads of pods with peas inside and i have pulled some off & they taste lovely.. going to plant some more this weekend

so were these split peas for soup or the kind for mushy peas? i once grew some dried mushy peas and they grew well, sadly though i had to move house before i got anything out of them

i've also had great luck with mustard seed and coriander seed meant for spices vs planting and i've grown chillis from the seeds of store bought chillis meant for dinner

carole.uk

Confuzzled wrote: »

so were these split peas for soup or the kind for mushy peas? i once grew some dried mushy peas and they grew well, sadly though i had to move house before i got anything out of them

i've also had great luck with mustard seed and coriander seed meant for spices vs planting and i've grown chillis from the seeds of store bought chillis meant for dinner

Hi i just looked at the box and it says batchelors BIGGA dried peas, i didn't soak them just put them straight into the soil in pots outside where my apple and pear tree are growing

carole.uk

whoop whoop i have eaten loads of my peas today and they do taste amazing!!!

susiesue_2

i have picked the last of the peas, some have gone to seed (?i think) in the pods.

so how what do i do with them now to sow for next year? do i pod them and store


please help.

robnye

carole.uk wrote: »

whoop whoop i have eaten loads of my peas today and they do taste amazing!!!

excellent,

just come back from a week away...... loadsa waiting to be picked...... looks ike peas for dinner tomorrow

Lotus-eater

susiesue wrote: »

i have picked the last of the peas, some have gone to seed (?i think) in the pods.

so how what do i do with them now to sow for next year? do i pod them and store


please help.

When you pick peas for seed you are supposed to leave them on the plant until the pods are dry, then shell them, they should be nice little hard peas by now and you then place them in your seed paper bag and leave in the dry till next year.
You may have picked yours too early by the sound of it.

susiesue_2

its not all lost as some of them had really dried up. in will know for next year.:think:

thanks.

carole.uk

hi all when i have picked all my pea pods from the plant do I leave the plant & will it produce more or do I dig it out now??

Lotus-eater

carole.uk wrote: »

hi all when i have picked all my pea pods from the plant do I leave the plant & will it produce more or do I dig it out now??

Cut them off now and leave the roots in the soil, they won't produce any more peas, but the roots will add nitrogen to the soil.
You can then use the ground for something else if you want.