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Separating Pea Varieties?

14 years ago

Hi folks,

I think I've read something on GW about this but haven't found anything in my searches.

I have 50 seeds each of 5 peas varieties that I'd like to prevent from cross pollinating:

-Alderman

-Capucijner (soup)

-St. Hubert (soup)

-Canadian (soup)

-King Tut (soup)

They all grow to about 5' , so I suspect they might all be blossoming at about the same time as well. I've thought of staggering the planting to 1 variety each week, but apparently innoculant needs to be used up quickly.

So, the question is, will 20' separation be enough to keep them from cross pollinating?

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anney
14 years ago
vtguitargirl

Take a look at the link below. Apparently peas don't cross-pollinate often, even if bees are very busy with them.

Here is a link that might be useful: Will peas cross-pollinate?
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