Growing peas so they hang down??

I want to grow peas in a drain pipe which I have cut loads of holes in. I was originally going to put it up against a wall for them to climb up but it would be a much better use of space if I could just hang the pipe up horizontally and have them drape down hanging basket style! Will they waste all their pea growing energy trying to grow upwards or will they just go with the flow?
Cheers

 

Don't know but I suspect they may get damaged in windy weather if theyv'e got nothing to hold on to. Still, only one way to find out and gardening is all about experimentation! Interested to hear the results if you do go ahead.

 

Cheers for the replies. I made the drainpipe planter by cutting loads of squares out of a plastic drain pipe, I blocked one end with the end of a lemonade bottle, filled it with soil then shoved a plant in each hole. The problem was watering it, it's really hard to get the water in so I scrapped it, went to Wilkinsons and bought some hanging baskes and transfered all the plants into those instead! Still going to grow dangle down but watering won't be such an issue. I shall report back!

 

Even at an angle it did not work very well, the water just washed the soil out and it got very annoying very quickly! A drip feed system would have worked if there was an easy way to implement it but just using hanging baskets seemed a much better idea.

 

Just as well I don't have a job any more as my days are going to be spent watering!! I mixed loads of vamiculite into the compost so fingers crossed it won't dry out too quick!!

 

try a bit of guttering

 

I put loads of peas in old plastic hanging baskets, they looked good last year, trying again this year, Ill post a pic if they are like last years.

 

I'm just wondering how many peas you actually get from a hanging basket and is it worth the effort

 

They looked nice :-) Didnt get many, maybe three meals, but IT didnt cost me anything, I have a ton of dried peas. Just out of curiosity, how long do dried pea's last before they wont grow?

I once heard of an ear of corn found in an egyptian tomb that was still grown.