Get Growing with Early Peas
Tips, Tricks
Peas are normally sown directly into the ground to minimise root disturbance. This means waiting for the soil to warm up, which can be a drag when you’re eager to get started! However, with a little ingenuity you can get your pea planting off to an extra-early start... Peas can be sown into lengths of guttering and kept in the shelter of a greenhouse, cold frame or even a windowsill until conditions are right. This makes transplanting so easy that the peas will hardly notice the change, continuing to grow strongly once planted out. In this short video, we demonstrate how to sow peas in gutters and then transplant them for the easiest way to get a head start on your sowing and an extra-early crop. If you've noticed any pests or beneficial insects in your garden lately please report them to us at http://bigbughunt.com If you love growing your own food, why not take a look at our online Garden Planner which is available from several major websites and seed suppliers: http://www.GrowVeg.com http://gardenplanner.motherearthnews.com http://gardenplanner.almanac.com and many more... To receive more gardening videos subscribe to our channel here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=GrowVeg
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thanks for your very helpful tip in enjoyed it
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good ideas; nice & clear; thank you; HOW does one "subscribe"?
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What a great method!
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WHAT A GREAT IDEA!
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Wonderful info! I love your videos!!
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Great idea! I'm having a hard time finding anything but aluminum square guttering and was wondering if anyone has any ideas that I can use instead!
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hi,what month did you transplant them to the ground please?
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We're growing peas for the first time this year. We're growing them up the fence that divides us from the neighbors, hopefully that will add some privacy and provide tasty harvest. We tried to grow sweet potato there last year, but they never vined, just low to the ground like a small bush. We have lots of sunlight here in California and most plants bake in the sun in the summer, so we gotta space them close so they can shade each other. So we have a blackberry bush, six kinds of squash, 6 kinds of cucumber, 6 kinds of peas, and four 10ft trees growing all together trying to battle together against the scorching sun. I might plant some vines going up the tree trunks if plants are still getting too much sun in this spot. It was really baked last year. Before I moved here this area was all lawn. Now we have food.
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Cool idea. I plan to get started over the next few weeks using it. Thanks!
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I am new to gardening so I am not sure if this is a common practice but the idea is genius! thank you for the tips :)
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Cool idea! But I think I might try re-using soda and water bottles cut in half top to bottom this way; easier to cut, and cheaper! Might have to keep the top and bottom on until ready to transplant to keep them sturdy, but then they should be able to be cut off easily then too.
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I wonder what that one person disliked this video for.
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... a watering can fitted with a ? ... couldn't her that. Thanks. We use our guttering for kale, chard, marigolds, basil, bunching onions, cherry tomatoes, PEAS, beets ... etc. 12 ft lengths, tiered, with supports every 3'.
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I sow them like that in spring. I also winter sowed in bottles outside in October and they've all germinated and are strong plants waiting to go out once these last nights of frosts stop.mi have grown meteor and K wonder. My main crop will be Hirstgreenshaft but I'm trying the 6-7ft tall purple flowered peas. Should be interesting. Using an arch with strong wire netting. Just one or two plants as I don't have a lot of room.
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Love the guttering idea !
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Peas hardly ever make it into my house I normally eat them strait from the garden. I don't like many raw vegitables but peas especialy immature ones are great. I got a great sence of satisfaction when you pushed the soil out of the gutters to the ground great idea! Is the bug hunt still going on?
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I grew Hurst Greenshaft exactly the same way last year. Good pea, large pods.
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Great idea. I think not just peas, may be I will try this out with beans and other veggies as well.
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Great idea! I think we'll try it this spring.
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