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Growing Peas

Easy to grow. Sow direct. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed.
Best planted at soil temperatures between 8°C and 24°C.

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25 Mar 08 Nancy (Unknown climate)
Do dwarf peas need individual supports?
04 Apr 08 Chris (Unknown climate)
Nancy, I've found they generally need a few twigs intermingled in the rows to provide a bit of support as even dwarf varieties get a bit leggy (the ones I've tried, anyway).
25 Apr 08 Eleonora (Unknown climate)
Some of my sugar snaps have grown as small leaved, bushy plants, whereas some are growing tall and "normal". Does anyone have any ideas as to why the small plants?
03 May 08 Seila (Unknown climate)
Sometimes the roots don't develop properly, this causes them to be stunted.
01 Jun 08 drew (Unknown climate)
If the seeds are sown one and a half inches deeper in a warm bed you will get much healthier root growth and more vigourous growth.
02 Jun 08 Mohan (Unknown climate)
Lack of sunshine could lead to growth of "Powdery Mildew". Spraying whole milk controls it. Pottasium bi carbonate is also helpful, but higher concentrations can cause leaf burn
02 Jun 08 kathy (Unknown climate)
I've got heaps of seedlings in the ground. I put them all in the last 4 weeks, for May, and nothing is growing....not sure why? Anyone else had this problem? I have never had this prob before. This is a first. I think it's the bizarre weather we are having.
02 Jul 08 wayne (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
We still have minus degree frosts in mid Sept is it too early to sow now
02 Jul 08 Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Wayne, the critical factor about frost is whether the ground is frozen. If not, you can plant and use frost cloth or even newspaper to keep your plants warm at night. Sunshine will damage the plant cells if they heat too quickly from frosting.

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