tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post8258316602236855945..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: Peas - must do better!Sue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-80258881381547197472011-01-15T11:17:39.320+00:002011-01-15T11:17:39.320+00:00Fingers crossed for a good pea year Damo. I'm ...Fingers crossed for a good pea year Damo. I'm beginning to think my second sowing could hacve co-incided with high weevil activity!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-62743325258319727502011-01-14T20:19:47.053+00:002011-01-14T20:19:47.053+00:00Good luck with them this year, I've never grow...Good luck with them this year, I've never grown peas but am trying some mangetout this year, fingers crossed.Damohttp://www.twochancesvegplot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-42005124254435684512011-01-14T17:53:03.086+00:002011-01-14T17:53:03.086+00:00Hope so Fer. The purple podded ones had green peas...Hope so Fer. The purple podded ones had green peas inside but they weren't as tender and sweet which is why we didn't grow them again.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-28520585712986478392011-01-14T17:49:32.381+00:002011-01-14T17:49:32.381+00:00I am sure the next season will bring you a lot of ...I am sure the next season will bring you a lot of nice peas. I didn't know those purple ones, do they taste different?ferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307248426034018988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-89495763303807579972011-01-14T11:09:37.317+00:002011-01-14T11:09:37.317+00:00Sadly they do lose colour although if you steam th...Sadly they do lose colour although if you steam them they stay dark. I actually love mangetout as part of a mixed salad so it's nice to have the colour there.Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12841961223771293021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-72081943041358398512011-01-14T10:59:53.800+00:002011-01-14T10:59:53.800+00:00Didn't fully answer your question Diana - sorr...Didn't fully answer your question Diana - sorry. To get a good crop of peas it does take quite a bit of space if you grow the low growing ones and most still need some support. The tall ones take less space. Ilhan will have a long wait as those peas are long gone :D<br /><br />Those peas were or early crop which did better than those planted later.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-56582309654703126582011-01-14T10:56:29.708+00:002011-01-14T10:56:29.708+00:00Let's hope we both have better luck this year ...Let's hope we both have better luck this year Jo<br /><br />It's always a problem to judge just when to pick them isn't it Vrtlarica?<br /><br />It just goes to show Matron as we didn't do very well with Hurst the year before last - they produced the worst crop of the varieties grown but I know lots of people who think they are great.<br /><br />Some people swear by the gutter method Tanya but we just got into a mess. WE have had good pea harvests in the past and did exactly the same last year but ...<br /><br />You have a good gloat Rob I honestly think germination wasn't the problem just a phantom nibbler.<br /><br />In hot and dry conditions I don't think peas would be happy Diana.<br /><br />I read about your crossing on your blog VH - did you cook any and did the pods stay purple?Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-36000558434489395392011-01-14T09:59:46.742+00:002011-01-14T09:59:46.742+00:00Peas are fascinating. I do like the purple flower...Peas are fascinating. I do like the purple flowers but the peas from purple podded are definitely starchy rather than sweet. I have hopes of my attemtp to cross a purple podder with a green mangetout so get the purple colour but the sweetness from the green one. One of last year's batch was superb. I will grow this on in 2011 and see what I get.Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12841961223771293021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-60174839479096323152011-01-14T01:36:30.683+00:002011-01-14T01:36:30.683+00:00I am not really familiar with the peas variety you...I am not really familiar with the peas variety you grown, maybe due to different condition here, our seeds company orfer different variety. My boy, Ilhan will have a very big smile and jumping up and down if he gets that load of peas that you harvested before. I have only grown climbing peas. Does the bush one need so much space?Malay-Kadazan girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-74209406363539525282011-01-13T22:24:20.593+00:002011-01-13T22:24:20.593+00:00I hate to gloat (who am I kidding!) but both my ea...I hate to gloat (who am I kidding!) but both my early and tall peas were really good.<br /><br />Can't remember of the top of my head as to what the dwarf peas were, but I sowed them directly and quite thickly and they germinated and produced well. The tall peas were Alderman and I sowed them in module trays and planted them out when a couple of inches tall. Once they got going I then mulched around them with some leaves. I'm not saying they were prolific, but they almost pulled netting down with the weight of plants and peas.RobDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06665704024069579251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-38913305334206310252011-01-13T22:09:12.431+00:002011-01-13T22:09:12.431+00:00My peas didn't do so great last year either an...My peas didn't do so great last year either and I am hoping for a much better crop this year. I feel that each year I learn my default so canhave a little more success the following season.<br /><br />I have no idea what sort of peas I will be growing but they will definitely be peas...lol<br /><br />I think I will have a go at mangetout aswell but I won't try that gutter method...looks like it could be quite tricky.<br /><br />I just soak my peas for 24-48 hours in the warm greenhouse before liberally applying to a shallow trench!!allotments4youhttp://www.allotments4you.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-13788613912206725262011-01-13T19:55:07.498+00:002011-01-13T19:55:07.498+00:00There are so many varieties to choose from. After ...There are so many varieties to choose from. After flitting between the heritage varieties with pretty flowers, I was really impressed with the good old Hurst Greenshaft last year.Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07705506930308472527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-10957396949759021612011-01-13T19:02:03.131+00:002011-01-13T19:02:03.131+00:00Purple podded peas look very interesting; to bad t...Purple podded peas look very interesting; to bad they don’t produce as good as green ones. <br /><br />My peas did well in 2010, but I harvested them too late so they were a little starchy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-19353703034511272252011-01-13T16:20:48.194+00:002011-01-13T16:20:48.194+00:00My peas didn't do so well last year either. I ...My peas didn't do so well last year either. I grow onward too, they seem a straighforward, no fuss variety.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-74861689816384854512011-01-13T14:42:09.940+00:002011-01-13T14:42:09.940+00:00Great minds Robin - we'll have to compare note...Great minds Robin - we'll have to compare notes! Good luck with you new plots.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-11289224305871826522011-01-13T12:17:34.702+00:002011-01-13T12:17:34.702+00:00We also love peas and never seem to have enough. M...We also love peas and never seem to have enough. My spring peas did very well last year. But, the fall peas should have been planted earlier. We just received the news that we got two plots (allotments) at the local community garden...so, hopefully we will have enough peas this year!<br /><br />I just ordered the Carouby de Maussane peas the other day! I have never tried them before. Like you, I liked the purple flower and though they sounded like a good pea to grow.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.com