"Most new gardener's go out and buy a million different packs of seed." - That's me! 😆 Last year was my first year gardening, and I went a little nuts with the seed catalogue hahaha 🤣
I and many others start our peas in lengths of guttering. You can get it for free if you ask somebody in the trade. Just half fill them with compost and tap down gently with the back of your fingers. Then scatter you pea seeds on there and try to give each one 30 mm of space from the next. When you are happy with the spacing add another layer of compost to about 1 cm from the lip of the guttering. Give them a good watering and leave them to germinate. When they are ready to plant out just make a little through roughly the same length, width and depth as the guttering. And slide your compost and young pea plants out in two foot sections. Firm the soil back around them water, and you're done. Guttering lengths should be between four and six foot in length depending on how tall you are. Remember you have to be able to carry them to the place you want them to grow. So four or five foot sections are more practical for most people. Do not be tempted to drill drainage holes in the guttering. Any excess water will drain out the ends anyway. And the roots will grow down through the holes making it really hard to slide the compost and young pea plants out of the guttering. It's just extra work for zero gain
I sow my peas in modules and leave them there until the seed has mostly been "used up". Planting any earlier and the rodents nip the tops off and eat the seed. Planting in the ground (same for beans) is pointless, unless I'm feeding the voles. It works fairly well, but how i'd love to direct sow! Still, the owls are nice and fat
Always learn so much from you on each video. Thank you
"Most new gardener's go out and buy a million different packs of seed." - That's me! 😆 Last year was my first year gardening, and I went a little nuts with the seed catalogue hahaha 🤣
You're not alone!!
Thank you!
I learned something today. I guess more than one something. Thank you I always look forward to your videos 💚🙃
I'm growing San Marzano. A bit finicky than cherry tomatoes.
I and many others start our peas in lengths of guttering. You can get it for free if you ask somebody in the trade. Just half fill them with compost and tap down gently with the back of your fingers. Then scatter you pea seeds on there and try to give each one 30 mm of space from the next. When you are happy with the spacing add another layer of compost to about 1 cm from the lip of the guttering. Give them a good watering and leave them to germinate.
When they are ready to plant out just make a little through roughly the same length, width and depth as the guttering. And slide your compost and young pea plants out in two foot sections. Firm the soil back around them water, and you're done.
Guttering lengths should be between four and six foot in length depending on how tall you are. Remember you have to be able to carry them to the place you want them to grow. So four or five foot sections are more practical for most people.
Do not be tempted to drill drainage holes in the guttering. Any excess water will drain out the ends anyway. And the roots will grow down through the holes making it really hard to slide the compost and young pea plants out of the guttering. It's just extra work for zero gain
I sow my peas in modules and leave them there until the seed has mostly been "used up". Planting any earlier and the rodents nip the tops off and eat the seed. Planting in the ground (same for beans) is pointless, unless I'm feeding the voles. It works fairly well, but how i'd love to direct sow! Still, the owls are nice and fat
So much to learn and so many myths and buzz words busted :) Thank you
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I like that you pronounce the H is heirloom and herb.
Proper English.
The H in heirloom is actually silent in British English
@@user-kj5zx6tc2n so if you name is Henry, you'd pronounce it Enry?
@@janicesgarden5748 my name's not Henry, it's Umphrey
@@blackleg666 haha