Peas :(

[Ali]

Not growing them again.

What a waste of time n effort.

Nurtured loads of plants in the GH, planted them out and everything has eaten them for the past 2 months. Poor things have had no chance.

So yesterday in a fit of fury I pulled them all up and gave them to the hens grump grump. Replaced then with pump kins instead.

We have a few pigeons around and millions of sparrers; I think it was them.

[Cobra]

I've always grown my peas/mange tout direct in the soil, never bothered starting them in greenhouse, you do have to cover them up till they start shooting etc and then I usually put a few old CDs hanging amongst the sticks to keep the pigeons off, usually works wonders for me.

[flowergrader]

A word of advice that we received from an old French guy - when you have planted your plants (anything which pigeons might like to eat ie anything green!!!) put a thin string/twine around a few sticks not far from the crop (around the edge as well as in a bit of a criss-crossy pattern) & they won't touch them.

This has worked for us with caulis (last year) & peas this year - were almost muched to the floor however after a few days with string they are coming along nicely.

Mrs FG xx

[<-Rinky-Dink->]

Never had any luck with peas at all. Planted them straight into the ground two years running ... they grew to about 4 or 5 inches tall and then gave up, not eaten, just died. This year I started them in my mini
greenhouse... didn't even germinate!!!!!!

[Ali]

Indeedy you are all quite right - should have protected them really. I did do when they were little by using cut off white 25L petrole containers as mini-serres.

Didnt think of using string and also CDs, I suppose if it was pigeons they wouldnt like hitting string on the way in...... good thinking Mrs FG and Cobra.

I've a bag of frozen ones in stock - they'll do The fine ones from Carrfour are brill, much like we were used to in the UK, small and sweet and no shelling needed.

[**JamDan**]

4stix has planted peas for the first time this year and they`ve done really well, although he`s eating them straight from the plant before I can pick them, I`ll try & do a photo

Can someone explain how to put a photo on here please

[Ali]

www.brittanywi.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=faqs&action=display&thread=5480

(Forum FAQS) How to post a pic

[**JamDan**]

Thanks ali, I did do a search but couldn`t find anything...........cos I`m a thicky where computors are concerned

[**JamDan**]

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[**JamDan**]

Yippee I did it .....................



Now all I need to do is find out how to get on the chat box thingy