Starting peas in pots?

[NEWTO THE PLOT]

thamks rat,but i see what you mean i never thought of that about direct sowing,see i knew i make me self look stupid lol

[sewer rat]

Not stupid at all - I recall a similar thread on beans last year - that was why I stated 99% of the time and not 100%, as I seem to recall someones beans did not right themselves Nature may look after us but sometimes she has a wicked sense of humour.
Anyway, as my mother says, "Don't ask - Don't learn !" - just wish she had never taught my daughter that !!

[Lesley Jay]

They were mine!! Half the runner beans that I sowed in cells grew upside down! It was quite a surprise when I went into the greenhouse to find roots growing upwards!!

So folks the moral to this story is always sow runner beans with the scar facing downwards.

[sewer rat]

I thought it was your beans LJ but didn't wanna say too much for fear of Super Mod retribution

[Lesley Jay]

Rat it's Senior Mod retribution now!!! Just watch out for my pea stick!!

[sewer rat]

Watch out for it ???
Looking forward to it more like

[Lesley Jay]

Well Rat, if you insist!!!!!

[Snadger]

They were mine!! Half the runner beans that I sowed in cells grew upside down! It was quite a surprise when I went into the greenhouse to find roots growing upwards!!

So folks the moral to this story is always sow runner beans with the scar facing downwards.

Did you buy those cheap Australian beans then LJ???????? (sic)