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RE: My Experiment of Growing Peas in a Container vs Growing Peas in a plot in the Garden....
Those are some 'pea-utiful' looking peas! thanks for the post.
Found some pea growing tips that might help:
- Make sure that you have well-drained, humus-rich soil.
- Poke in any seeds that wash out. (A chopstick is an ideal tool for this.)
- Be sure, too, that you don’t fertilize the soil too much. Peas are especially sensitive to too much nitrogen, but they may like a little bonemeal, for the phosphorus content.
- Though adding compost or manure to the soil won’t hurt, peas don’t need heavy doses of fertilizer. They like phosphorus and potassium.
- Water sparsely unless the plants are wilting. Do not let plants dry out, or no pods will be produced.
- For tall and vine varieties, establish poles or a trellis at time of planting. Look at this video to find out how!
- Do not hoe around plants to avoid disturbing fragile roots.
- It’s best to rotate pea crops every year or two to avoid a buildup of soil-borne diseases.
Thank you for all your help. I am actually always quite successful at growing peas, but not in containers so I thought I would give it a go, and well these are my results, so I will browse your info and see if I can fix it.