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Early Peas

Winter Gardener : Episode TWG-124 -- More Projects »
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If it's too wet to plant, try containers for your peas--either ornamental varieties, such as this, or edible peas.
In many parts of the country, it's too cold or wet to plant in mid-March...but it's not too soon to start an early crop of peas in containers. Host John Cretti demonstrates how to start an early pea crop and also creates a simple trellis that provides a perfect growing structure for peas.

Materials

  • 21" container or pot
  • chicken wire
  • bamboo stakes
  • trellis
  • potting soil

Tips on Planting an Early Pea Crop

Planting an early crop of peas in containers is ideal for gardeners who live in areas where the soil is too frozen to begin planting as early as they'd like; it's also a good project for those who simply have limited gardening space. Sugar snap peas or shell peas are two good choices; ornamental varieties will provide a good source of cut flowers for bouquets.

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A simple wire trellis helps contain your pea plants' growth.
  • To create a trellis on which the peas can grow, simply fashion a cylinder from standard chicken wire and bury it about halfway in a container filled with high-quality potting soil.
  • Insert a few bamboo stakes through the middle of the cylinder, then plant the peas around the cylinder's base, about an inch deep; water well.
Also in this Episode
Winter Gardener : Episode TWG-124
•Early Peas
•Draba
•Dwarf Conifers
•Soil Sterilization
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