Topic: Peas in a Pot

[Bonnie]

Ooooh, I'm excited. My son in law and I built a raised garden this summer. Actually I built half of it and he finished it for my birthday. I am using it to grow in pots. I planted some late field peas just to see if I could get them to grow in pots and now I have peas. I planted about 7 plants. I might not get enough for a dinner. I don't know how many plants I need to have to get a mess of peas. I'm just excited that they are doing so well in the pots.

[Tina]

Congrats. You are going to be a regular farmer yet!
I don't do many edibles because the critters get them before I do. I do grow some with them in mind though.

[barleychown]

That's great Bonnie!  I had about 15 3' "rows" of peas in a raised bed...and ended up eating peas for well over a month, plus froze enough for 10 dinners, just to give you an idea.

[Penny]

Thats great Bonnie, nothing like fresh peas, and now you know for next year too.

[bestofour]

Bonnie, do you  mean you left your peas in the pots and planted the pots in the raised garden?

I'm going to try peas this year for the first time.

[Bonnie]

I  made a raised garden that just holds pots. Everything is planted in pots. Mostly for fun. The peas grew really well. I just didn't have enough of them planted.

[Penny]

Thats great Bonnie, good luck with them......I'm growing more this year too.....and some in pots.

[bestofour]

I was looking in the Guernesy's catalog yesterday but didn't see any English pea seeds which I think is what Penny said she plants.  Will any pea do?

[Penny]

I would think that any pea would work, as long as you provide them with somthing to grow on.

[bestofour]

I want to be able to eat them off the vine like you do.  Do you think any kind will be ok for fresh eating?

[Penny]

Absolutely you can eat them fresh off the vine, any kind will work.

[bayou girl]

sheri, english peas are called "sweet peas" here in the south.  or garden peas.

[Dianna]

I think Aunt Bonnie planted field peas, Sheri...

[bestofour]

Sweet peas I can find easily.  Thanks.

[Penny]

Glad you are going to try it Sheri.

[barleychown]

Careful with the flowering sweet peas...they are different, and poisonous. Sheri, if you want to try peas I can send you some in your swap package.

[bestofour]

ok, great.   I didn't even think of that but I do plant flowering sweet peas and they're beautiful.  Wonder if I would have figured that out..hmmmmm