Abundant peas

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  1. capney

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    I am so pleased with the peas this year....:gnthb::gnthb:

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  2. sweetpeas

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    wow they look great, I bet your looking to sunday dinner (if they make it that long, mine don't ;))
     
  3. capney

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    First crop was last Sunday just gone. Loverly
     
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    Well done Robert, they do look good.
     
  5. capney

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    What amazes me is the height of them! about 8 feet!
     
  6. lollipop

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    I'm not surprised you are so pleased-so am I-newbie food gardener and I muct admit I am very pleased-can't believe it took me so long. England is indeed a green and pleasant land.
     
  7. Manteur

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    Yup! It's been a good year for peas. My mangetout were overwhelming. Pity it's such a short season for them.
     
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    You can keep sowing them Manteur - till early July, thats what I do, sow a row every couple of weeks, then there are always a few to pick until the Autumn.
     
  9. Manteur

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    Really? Still start sowing now. I assume you you can only mean outdoors. Won't they find it a bit dry?
     
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    Yes outdoors Manteur, like all veg over the summer you may need to keep them watered to stop the bed drying out. Sowing now should get some by late Sept :gnthb:
     
  11. Adam Moran

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    Which ones are you growing?

    I was given some this year and although they have grown they are only a couple of feet high and havent produced all that many pods :(

    I'll buy some proper climing ones and prepare the ground properly next year.

    Adam
     
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    Ive planted a load in tubs and put them along the back wall of the greenhouse. Ive netted the back wall and im putting a frame up as extra support too, must be around 10"s already.Some of my out door peas are upto 5 feet high and they are supposed to be dwarf plants of 2-3 feet only.
     
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