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Posted by lisahloo ma z6 (My Page) on Fri, Mar 14, 08 at 18:52
| Its about that time - am I too late already, or too early still?
Thanks! |
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RE: planting peas
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Peas are noted to be a "cold weather crop but it is a bit early for zone 6. I have found better germination and higher yields if I wait until the soil warms into the 50's. I grow super sugar snaps and get great results growing in raised beds. Use a pea innoculant. Place seeds in a zip lock bag with a few drops of water and a bit of the innoculant. Shake and then plant. I use the Jim Crockett method scattering seed in a six-8 inch wide trench and I grow on nylon netting with additional twine support as needed as your prevailing winds direct.
Happy Pea Pickin. |
RE: planting peas
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- Posted by mayalena 6 - MetroWest Boston (My Page) on
Sun, Mar 16, 08 at 10:57
Hi there. I don't grow peas, but I just read an interesting article in 'Organic Gardening' about dissolving a Vitamin C tablet (150mg) in water, then soaking your pea seeds for 24 hours. Germination rates were much higher, and plants yielded 40% more...???
Just a thot.... |
RE: planting peas
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| I was just out working on our new pea bed with my hubby. We plan to do one tower of peas the normal way, and one the vitamin-C way, for comparison. I think he intends to get the seeds in the ground by next weekend. |
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Stoloniferous..let us know the results of your testing, citizen science is always good :-)
As Sconticut says, the soil is not warm enough for peas yet.. |
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- Posted by claire z6b MA Coastal (My Page) on
Sun, Mar 16, 08 at 21:09
| You can get an idea of soil temperatures in MA from the UMass Landscape Message. UMass Landscape Message March 6, 2008 Scroll down to the Environmental Data table - even in the Cape and southeast regions the temps were only about 35 to 40 degrees. Claire |
RE: planting peas
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| We always planted our peas 3/17 to 4/1. I'm shooting for April 1. But thanks for the link, Claire. |
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| My husband's peas are already soaking, so it looks like we'll be planting them week whether or not the soil temp is ideal. :) We will be sure to document everything! |
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| Also remember that peas are critter magnets. They like the sweet taste as much as we do. |
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| So, how did the experiment work out? Were your pea yields increased? I am also wondering if anyone has tried soaking the peas in some combination of orange juice and water, since orange juice is high in both vitamin c and folic acid, I am wondering if it would provide similar benefits to the vitamin tablet. Has anyone tried it? |
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| Wow, veg, thanks for bringing this post back. I'm curious about stoloniferous's vitamin c test, too. But ... I haven't seen her around here for awhile. |
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| I hadn't read this last year. Interesting idea. I just planted pea seeds in cell packs this afternoon, after soaking in water. I have another tripod that I am planting more on, so I will try soaking the next batch in the orange juice for an experiment. I love experiments and this looks like an easy one. pm2 |
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| I did the experiment too. I divided my package of peas in half and soaked one half in water and one half in water/orange juice combination. I planted them on Saturday. I can't wait to see how this works! prairiemoon2- please report back with your results later so we can compare :) |
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| Just for the heck of it I soaked one packet of peas in some Emergen-C last night. I'm going to break out the rain gear and get them in the ground this afternoon. I'll plant the other packet in a few weeks and post the results at the end of the harvest. I would love to hear how everyone else's harvest turned out as well. I'm growing the 30" vines but would still like to trellis them with something homemade. Any interesting pictures/designs out there? I've got tons of sticks and twine. |
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| I've planted my first batch without oj but nothing coming up yet. I am also waiting to stagger harvest and will soak the next batch in oj. :-) |
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