Peas Are Literally The Perfect Beginner Crop. Just starting out with your gardening journey this year? Maybe you’ve tried a few things and they didn’t take or the harvests were poor? Well, even if you have little space or acres of land or just a few raised beds, Peas are the crop for you!
In today’s video we’ll look at all the steps needed to take a tiny pea seed all the way to a monster, pod producing machine. Peas are a quick crop, usually between 60 and 70 days seed to harvest, so they are a great way to get your feet wet in the wonderful world of gardening!
Other Pea videos of interest:
Fertilizing Your Pea Plants: https://youtu.be/PK7-QLp3DJk
Growing Peas In Pots!: https://youtu.be/Nfod9c3hw3U
Pea Shoot Microgreens: https://youtu.be/pFXUucGn8tE
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Sorry I can't be at the chat Jeff, but I'll watch the replay. I planted Alaska Peas this year for the first time. I bought them from Baker Creek. They are frost hardy and will grow well in U.S. zone 3a. We are in 4a I have never grown peas that have climbed so high. We have one trellis that is 5 foot high and these peas are 2 foot plus beyond that. The pods are 2 inches long with 5 or 6 peas inside. They may be short, but man there are a huge amount of pods! Hanging like grapes. Have you ever experienced peas like that. We have grow peas every year, but nothing like these. I did notice that they do need some shade. The one trellis gets a lot of sun during the day and that group needs daily watering. The other group gets half the sunshine and needs less water. Take care!
Peas are my favorite garden treat ♥️ their only competition are tomatoes.. but they come later for me. My peas never make it to the kitchen.. I pick and munch on them when I’m in the garden.
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I plamted my peas about a half inch apart and they've made a green wall of peas. I find they dont being crowded.
Here in the PNW slugs can decimate direct planted peas in the spring. I haven't had any issues transplanting, and then once I know those are taking off I will direct sow a succession crop. This gives me a nice supply of peas from my 8' pea walls.
QUESTION Jeff: For container peas what would you suggest as the smallest container to grow peas in? I’m sure the the bigger the better but what can we get away with? Thanks!
what would you say about feeding peas to worm bins.
ps I am in the Daytona beach Florida area.
I'm not a huge fan of peas. The only ones I really like are the small leisure peas from the store. Maybe I just need to try growing them. Maybe they are a lot better than the store bought. Do you have a recommendation of a type that I can grow that are tender and small and can be canned? Thanks. I enjoy your videos. They are very informative.
Hello! Thank you for the video(s)! What pea variety would you recommend a new grower (in UK) to grow please? 🙂
Do peas need pollinators for pea formation? I had covered mine with tulle material because the birds were destroying the plants. I uncovered them when they began to bloom. And once again the birds are the leaves AND the pea pods. So if they do not need pollution, I will leave them covered!! Thanks!!
I'm growing Cascadia bush peas. The pods are edible according to Ed Hume. I've grown bush peas in the past; but, where I live the hot weather comes in July. I planted my peas in May after the snow had gone away. It took the peas about a week or two before the sprouts started popping through the soil. I planted two different types of bush beans at the same time. Both peas and beans have flowers; but, so far that's about it. I'm really wanting fresh peas and beans this year.
I grew my tomatoes from seed and they are still not very tall. But, it's too late for me to get tomato plants from the garden center. We had a couple 90 degree days in June; but, it didn't really warm up until now. I'm hoping we have a late frost so that my tomatoes, cucumbers, and peas and beans produce.
The collards and kale are doing pretty good; but, I think the earwigs are getting to them.
My sweet peas hardly ever make it inside. I eat them as soon as I pick them lol.
Your comment about how if the peas do well then the garden does well really resonated with me. This year I struggled and had the worst peas ever and everything else is doing poorly as well.
Thanks for another educational video. I'm supposed to be resting my shoulder till I see the ortho the morrow, but we had a massive thunder storm last eve and till today I haven't been in my garden since I got hurt last Saturday. All kinds of things are happening in my garden, including we're having way too much windy rain on 5 of 8 eves which I fear is bad for some of my plants.
You asked me to keep you updated on my 15 pea & bean soup experiment in the garden. Thus far they're shooting for the sun….especially my sunflower's stalks which have grown over a foot since last wknd. I have NO clue what these little miracles are going to do. I'm just having a blast being in the center of this ever-growing world. Oh yeah, I picked my 1st Gypsy pepper today too. Its still a lime color, but its almost 5" long & I thought the Mum plant deserved a holiday. Take care, ~ Covah
Another cheap and easy 2 grow crop who like shades is olive cucumber. They love to climbe tho.
Good video