Comments on: Planting Peas in Fall http://www.digginfood.com/2008/08/planting-peas-in-fall/ DigginFood is a vegetable garden blog by Willi Galloway that serves up recipes, organic gardening tips, backyard chickens and coop information, DIY garden projects, and more! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:22:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Margo http://www.digginfood.com/2008/08/planting-peas-in-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-10850 Margo Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:46:12 +0000 http://www.digginfood.com/?p=254#comment-10850 Thanks Willi, I will try this. Thanks Willi, I will try this.

]]> By: Willi http://www.digginfood.com/2008/08/planting-peas-in-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-10352 Willi Wed, 06 Jul 2011 18:05:10 +0000 http://www.digginfood.com/?p=254#comment-10352 Margo--hi! I would try starting seeds in a early August and then transplanting when they are about 2 inches tall (probably about 3 weeks later). I just start mine out doors in either a little wooden flat or in newspaper pots. I keep them in a spot that gets morning light and afternoon shade. You just have to make sure they don't dry out. I find that starting them in pots and then transplanting works best in fall. Since it is pretty warm in PA, you might want to cover the area where you plant to transplant with straw a couple of weeks prior to transplanting. That will help cool down the soil. Then keep the straw around the peas after you plant. Good luck! Margo–hi! I would try starting seeds in a early August and then transplanting when they are about 2 inches tall (probably about 3 weeks later). I just start mine out doors in either a little wooden flat or in newspaper pots. I keep them in a spot that gets morning light and afternoon shade. You just have to make sure they don’t dry out. I find that starting them in pots and then transplanting works best in fall. Since it is pretty warm in PA, you might want to cover the area where you plant to transplant with straw a couple of weeks prior to transplanting. That will help cool down the soil. Then keep the straw around the peas after you plant. Good luck!
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]]> By: Margo http://www.digginfood.com/2008/08/planting-peas-in-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-10332 Margo Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:26:32 +0000 http://www.digginfood.com/?p=254#comment-10332 Hi, I live outside Philadelphia and would like to know when I should plant peas for a fall harvest. Can you help? Thanks! Margo Hi, I live outside Philadelphia and would like to know when I should plant peas for a fall harvest. Can you help? Thanks! Margo

]]> By: Uwe http://www.digginfood.com/2008/08/planting-peas-in-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-10270 Uwe Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:10:25 +0000 http://www.digginfood.com/?p=254#comment-10270 ("By using mulch to hill up the potatoes, you don’t disturb the soil and the complex web of life that exists in the soil.") Every time i start a new planting i put 5 inches of mushroom soil on top and toil it into the ground, when i weed than i loosen the soil so that the water can go easier into the ground. (“By using mulch to hill up the potatoes, you don’t disturb the soil and the complex web of life that exists in the soil.”)
Every time i start a new planting i put 5 inches of mushroom soil on top and toil it into the ground, when i weed than i loosen the soil so that the water can go easier into the ground.

]]> By: Sustainable Eats http://www.digginfood.com/2008/08/planting-peas-in-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-5519 Sustainable Eats Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:03:08 +0000 http://www.digginfood.com/?p=254#comment-5519 Willi, Just wanted to say I planted some peas last fall as a cover crop and we have pods on them now. I'm in Seattle as well so the seeds survived the cold snap in Dec and just hung out until the weather warmed up. I have those same purple ones but can't remember where I got the seeds from. .-= Sustainable Eats´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.sustainableeats.com/2010/04/06/dark-days-week-20/" rel="nofollow">Dark Days Week 20</a> =-. Willi,
Just wanted to say I planted some peas last fall as a cover crop and we have pods on them now. I’m in Seattle as well so the seeds survived the cold snap in Dec and just hung out until the weather warmed up. I have those same purple ones but can’t remember where I got the seeds from.
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]]> By: Willi http://www.digginfood.com/2008/08/planting-peas-in-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-3980 Willi Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:13:26 +0000 http://www.digginfood.com/?p=254#comment-3980 Sarah--You want your peas to mature before the first hard frosts in your area. In the PNW, now is a great time to plant because the peas will germinate and grow quickly in the warm weather, but the pods won't begin to set until the weather cools down in September. Good luck! Sarah–You want your peas to mature before the first hard frosts in your area. In the PNW, now is a great time to plant because the peas will germinate and grow quickly in the warm weather, but the pods won’t begin to set until the weather cools down in September. Good luck!

]]> By: Sarah http://www.digginfood.com/2008/08/planting-peas-in-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-3910 Sarah Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:17:05 +0000 http://www.digginfood.com/?p=254#comment-3910 Willi- Is this the right time to plant peas for fall, then? Am I too late? Too early? Willi-

Is this the right time to plant peas for fall, then? Am I too late? Too early?

]]> By: Willi http://www.digginfood.com/2008/08/planting-peas-in-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-2925 Willi Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:54:32 +0000 http://www.digginfood.com/?p=254#comment-2925 Bob-- Here is a link with step-by-step directions on how to build this A-Frame: http://www.ehow.com/how_2224037_build-aframe-trellis.html I planted arugula in the middle and it did great! Bob–

Here is a link with step-by-step directions on how to build this A-Frame:
http://www.ehow.com/how_2224037_build-aframe-trellis.html

I planted arugula in the middle and it did great!

]]> By: Bob http://www.digginfood.com/2008/08/planting-peas-in-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-2914 Bob Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:37:18 +0000 http://www.digginfood.com/?p=254#comment-2914 What are the basic dimensions of the A frame? Did you find that it was tall enough or did the peas do so well they grew to the top and needed more height? I assume you planted the peas on the outside and let them crawl up. Did you pant anything in the middle? What are the basic dimensions of the A frame?

Did you find that it was tall enough or did the peas do so well they grew to the top and needed more height?

I assume you planted the peas on the outside and let them crawl up. Did you pant anything in the middle?

]]> By: A Nice Surprise | DigginFood http://www.digginfood.com/2008/08/planting-peas-in-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-2710 A Nice Surprise | DigginFood Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:42:07 +0000 http://www.digginfood.com/?p=254#comment-2710 [...] I had grand plans for a winter vegetable garden. I dug a bit of compost into the soil and planted little seedlings of lettuce, arugula, chard, and radicchio. I sowed baby greens, radishes, and beets. I even tried my hand at growing fall peas. [...] [...] I had grand plans for a winter vegetable garden. I dug a bit of compost into the soil and planted little seedlings of lettuce, arugula, chard, and radicchio. I sowed baby greens, radishes, and beets. I even tried my hand at growing fall peas. [...]

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