I've not grown peas for a few years. When I did I tried all sorts of ways
to support them. Decided to try again this year and bought a couple of
packets of seeds today. Instructions say "Plants are self supporting when
grown in blocks".

Can anyone explain how I do this please ?

TIA.
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Hugh Jampton

Hugh Jampton wrote:
I've not grown peas for a few years. When I did I tried all sorts of ways
to support them. Decided to try again this year and bought a couple of
packets of seeds today. Instructions say "Plants are self supporting when
grown in blocks".

Can anyone explain how I do this please ?

TIA.

I guess by blocks they mean grouped together in clumps.
I'm growing my peas up "pea sticks" in other words long hazel hedge
clippings three feet long stuffed into the ground in a row and trimmed
up a little to make a flat fan shape.

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"Hugh Jampton" wrote
I've not grown peas for a few years. When I did I tried all sorts of ways
to support them. Decided to try again this year and bought a couple of
packets of seeds today. Instructions say "Plants are self supporting when
grown in blocks".

Can anyone explain how I do this please ?

Never do that but we use chicken wire netting held up with stakes hammered
into the ground for our peas and it works a treat.

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Bob Hobden
just W. of London

On Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:15:03 +0100, Bob Hobden wrote:

Never do that but we use chicken wire netting held up with stakes hammered
into the ground for our peas and it works a treat.

Do you put the chicken wire both sides of the row ?

TIA.
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Regards,

Hugh Jampton

On Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:58:46 +0200, David in Normandy wrote:

I'm growing my peas up "pea sticks" in other words long hazel hedge
clippings three feet long stuffed into the ground in a row and trimmed
up a little to make a flat fan shape.

Thanks. I tried something similar a few years back but it didn't seem to
work too well for me - dunno why - it seems a good idea.
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Hugh Jampton

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On Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:15:03 +0100, Bob Hobden wrote:

Never do that but we use chicken wire netting held up with stakes
hammered
into the ground for our peas and it works a treat.

Do you put the chicken wire both sides of the row ?

No, down the middle of the 6 inch wide row.

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just W. of London

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"Hugh Jampton" wrote
I've not grown peas for a few years. When I did I tried all sorts of ways
to support them. Decided to try again this year and bought a couple of
packets of seeds today. Instructions say "Plants are self supporting when
grown in blocks".

Can anyone explain how I do this please ?

Never do that but we use chicken wire netting held up with stakes hammered
into the ground for our peas and it works a treat.

I've used plastic netting, but it's a bugger to unravel and handle...
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On 2009-04-17, Gordon H wrote:

I've used plastic netting, but it's a bugger to unravel and handle...

I've got several lengths of plastic netting cut to convenient sizes
(short pieces for supporting peas, longer pieces for keeping the cats
from digging up my seed beds), then stapled at each end to lengths of wood.

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When I want to store it, the netting gets rolled up around one of the wooden
bits until you get to the other end, then a couple of rubber bands or a piece
of string hold the two pieces of wood together preventing the netting from
unravelling in the shed.

I started doing this about 4 years ago and have had no problems with tangles,
knots or anything like that. Much easier than my previous "stuff it in a
carrier bag" approach :-)

Oh, and "hello! It's my first post" and all that.

-Paul
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Paul writes
On 2009-04-17, Gordon H wrote:

I've used plastic netting, but it's a bugger to unravel and handle...

I've got several lengths of plastic netting cut to convenient sizes
(short pieces for supporting peas, longer pieces for keeping the cats
from digging up my seed beds), then stapled at each end to lengths of wood.

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When I want to store it, the netting gets rolled up around one of the wooden
bits until you get to the other end, then a couple of rubber bands or a piece
of string hold the two pieces of wood together preventing the netting from
unravelling in the shed.

I started doing this about 4 years ago and have had no problems with tangles,
knots or anything like that. Much easier than my previous "stuff it in a
carrier bag" approach :-)

Oh, and "hello! It's my first post" and all that.

-Paul

Hello Paul, and as an ex-draughtsman in my early career, thank you for
the illustration!

I may yet try it, as I have planted beans & peas, and bought a packet of
sweet peas on impulse today. I still have a few stakes and canes in
teh corner of my garage...
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I still have a few stakes and canes in
teh corner of my garage...

Witch burning in the offing?

The wild garlic is also just coming into bud...
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On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:02:55 +0100, Gordon H
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In message , Martin
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On Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:33:46 +0100, Gordon H
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I still have a few stakes and canes in
teh corner of my garage...

Witch burning in the offing?

The wild garlic is also just coming into bud...

...s of May?

I must control this habit......................

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Hi Hugh, Plants like peas that produce tendrils are best grown on some sort of trellis.I used to use old fashioned sticks from the hedge but they are a nuisance and now I use old electric fence netting left from my farming days and it works really well. Any light netting would do though but it needs to be kept tight or the whole thing will collpse when the peas are all grown up it. [KLONDYKE]