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  • #1

    cold night for peas

    After googling and searching I still need help here...!

    It's cold tonight.
    Clear skies and about 3 degrees here.

    My peas are about 1-2 inches tall

    Should I run out and put newspaper over them or just leave them be?

    Thanks for any tips on this.



    (I'm probably going to cover them anyway - the "if in doubt" principle" - but I'd still appreciate some feedback to this question in case the weather continues like this.)
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  • #2
    Are they in the ground? How long have they been there?

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    • #3
      I sprouted them (the minimum amount) indoors and put them outside in the ground about 3 weeks ago, fully covered with soil.
      They've been showing above ground about 10 days.
      (I've not really grown peas before...)
      Last edited by timethatthetaleweretold; 18-03-2011, 10:01 PM.

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      • #4
        They will be fine, but if you are really concerned, then pop some newspaper over.

        Peas' greatest enemy that size is slugs
        Last edited by zazen999; 18-03-2011, 10:07 PM.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by zazen999 View Post
          They will be fine, but if you are really concerned, then pop some newspaper over.

          Peas' greatest enemy that size is slugs

          Thanks.

          I just ran down and chucked the Telegraph Money section (the most boring and disposable section) over the peas, and over the chard seedlings.

          I feel relieved. But thanks for your wise words. I know better for next time.

          Re: slugs
          Hopefully last years' overwintered chard plants are acting as a suitable decoy.

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          • #6
            So, how did they cope?

            Mine have been nibbled by pigeons, not many slugs about yet
            All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by timethatthetaleweretold View Post
              Thanks.

              I just ran down and chucked the Telegraph Money section (the most boring and disposable section) over the peas, and over the chard seedlings.

              .
              Now if they die, you wont know if its the frost, or through boredom

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Davyburns View Post
                Now if they die, you wont know if its the frost, or through boredom
                lol

                This morning the peas appear totally unstressed and i'm unlikely to bother covering them again.
                On the plus side, I'll be consulting them for free financial advice.

                Slugs and pigeons haven't bothered them either.
                Maybe because it's a raised bed and the peas have holly leaves scattered all around them. Or more likely just luck.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by timethatthetaleweretold View Post
                  lol

                  On the plus side, I'll be consulting them for free financial advice.

                  .
                  I wonder what they would look like if you had covered them with the Arts Section?

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                  • #10
                    what they will need after the frost is the sun...........................page 3 should perk them up!

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                    • #11
                      Well, they are supposed to be an "erect or climbing pea..."

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