Do peas need to be rotated?

[Cosmo and Dibs]

Can I grow them up these frames that are already up?

Or should I move the frame?

Do I even need such an eloborate frame, or can they grow up a single cane to each plant?

[zazen999]

My neighbours have been growing peas in the same spot for what can only be described as 'donkey's years'.

I've put up a frame for mine at the lottie...if it works it will be made more permanent and used year in year out for climbers, with dwarfs moving around in rotation and being grown in any spare space available.

[Snadger]

Because tall growing legumes like peas,climbing french and runner beans all nead a strong support there may be less work involved if permannt frames are erected and used each year.
My plans are similar to Zazens this year............but my permanent frames will be erected on clubroot and whiterot infected spots that will grow little else!

[Eyren]

IIRC, legumes don't suffer much in the way of soil diseases, so they don't really need rotation. The main reason to do it is for other plants to take advantage of the nitrogen that they fix in the soil, but if you manure the rest of your plot regularly, that's really no big deal.

I just grow them wherever I can fit them in, as they are a) yummy and b) expensive to buy fresh!

[bluemoon]

I rotate mine as they fix nitrogen, though plenty of people at our lotties have a permanent frame. I think it's largely a personal preference thing.

[zazen999]

The amount I'm planning to grow, with all the seed saving, seed guardian stuff, the trials and the varieties I want just for me...I'm going to end up with a pea/bean trench on every bed soon. It's ok, because I only use a foot wide trench at the side and the rest of the bed is used as usual.

[Eyren]

Are you going with the cunning "goal post" design, Andrea?

[zazen999]

Are you going with the cunning "goal post" design, Andrea?

Oh yes....it is cunning indeed.

[Snadger]

I rotate mine as they fix nitrogen, though plenty of people at our lotties have a permanent frame. I think it's largely a personal preference thing.

I don't know if any trials have been done but when you look at the amount of fixated nitrogen I wonder what this adds up to in real terms? If the roots are dug up and added to the compost heap the nitro will help to activate the compost methinks!

Not knocking the tried and trusted way you are doing things bluemoon (very John Seymour-ish!) and if it works for you .......go for it!