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RE: My Experiment of Growing Peas in a Container vs Growing Peas in a plot in the Garden....
Most likely yes, this is so interesting. I did notice my peas grew better in the hard, almost clay soil than in soft potting soil. Weird... This was the last year growing peas, I am rotating this year with beans. I think between the peas and zucchinis they leached my soil :(
Ah so you read my post about crop rotation. The sad part is, that this is first year crop in those pots and my 4 X 8 raised bed, as I had just had it built. Ya, all my soil is clay on the ground in my garden and nothing grows, I did try peas and nope, I had a horrible garden last year because I am on all clay, this is why I built my raised beds.
My family owns tabacco plantations and crop rotation is something I was taught early on as fungal growth is very common in soil in the case of tobacco. 🌱
I feel you about the clay, that's one reason I started composting and got chickens, the only things that grow here is chaparral, cactus, sage, oak and manzanita and I really wanted an edible garden. We had to dig out the clay and replace it in some areas and in others I just mixed in compost and chicken waste. I think those parts are better though. I honestly think in regards to your peas it had to do with the planter as you said.
Oh I wrote a little about my grandmother and her plantations today.💕