Is it too late to start mangetout peas with any likelihood of success?
Are they likely just to fall prey to mildew?

Janet G

On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 13:42:59 +0100, Janet Galpin
<decoy.farm [at] zetnet.co.uk> wrote:

>Is it too late to start mangetout peas with any likelihood of success?
>Are they likely just to fall prey to mildew?
>
>Janet G

Can I suggest trying Oregon Sugar Pod. I've just picked my last ones
from a sowing last September. The yield was very good and the pods
stay tender even when the peas are forming. I reckon these might grow
all year year round (obviously dormant in winter but survived last
winter's frosts better than my Aquadulce Claudia broad beans). I'll
definitely grow them again.

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> On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 13:42:59 +0100, Janet Galpin
> <decoy.farm [at] zetnet.co.uk> wrote:

> >Is it too late to start mangetout peas with any likelihood of success?
> >Are they likely just to fall prey to mildew?
> >
> >Janet G

> Can I suggest trying Oregon Sugar Pod. I've just picked my last ones
> from a sowing last September. The yield was very good and the pods
> stay tender even when the peas are forming. I reckon these might grow
> all year year round (obviously dormant in winter but survived last
> winter's frosts better than my Aquadulce Claudia broad beans). I'll
> definitely grow them again.

Interesting and thanks for the suggestion. I hadn't realised they are so
hardy. I shall definitely try them in September. I wonder if they're as
good at coping with hot dry weather as they are at coping with cold.

Janet G

On Wed, 14 Jun 2006 00:37:37 +0100, Janet Galpin
<decoy.farm [at] zetnet.co.uk> wrote:

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>ANKS FPOR THE SUGGESTION The message
><os7u82dp1sf1bol4ea34c3negtpteqothc [at] 4ax.com>
>from Jupiter <Jupiter [at] shotmail.com> contains these words:
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>> On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 13:42:59 +0100, Janet Galpin
>> <decoy.farm [at] zetnet.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> >Is it too late to start mangetout peas with any likelihood of success?
>> >Are they likely just to fall prey to mildew?
>> >
>> >Janet G
>
>> Can I suggest trying Oregon Sugar Pod. I've just picked my last ones
>> from a sowing last September. The yield was very good and the pods
>> stay tender even when the peas are forming. I reckon these might grow
>> all year year round (obviously dormant in winter but survived last
>> winter's frosts better than my Aquadulce Claudia broad beans). I'll
>> definitely grow them again.
>
>Interesting and thanks for the suggestion. I hadn't realised they are so
>hardy. I shall definitely try them in September. I wonder if they're as
>good at coping with hot dry weather as they are at coping with cold.
>
>Janet G

By the time we started the recent very hot and dry spell which lasted
around 2 weeks, I'd already had 3 or 4 pickings off the plants and
they'd just about stopped flowering with a lot of pods still growing
on. I left them to grow then stripped the whole lot and cleared the
plants which were beginning to die back. I think that was probably the
end of their natural life rather than a direct result of the hot dry
weather. They do need support, but only grow to 3 or4 feet unlike
Sugar Snaps which just seem to climb higher and higher.