Peas are in!

[kath]

Originally Posted by Riceloft

Do you put a trellis in later then? I've read that peas don't like their root zone disturbed, so I put the trellis in, then plant the peas. I'm not sure how I'd get them covered with that in the way.

Yes, later I'll set up a trellis using 4' wire attached to t-posts. When sowing, I leave a 6" space marked with a small stick where the t-posts will go. When the peas are tall enough that the birds aren't interested anymore, we remove the wire tunnel and set up the trellis.

You could use pieces of lightwt. row cover to keep them off of small areas in between trellis posts, too.

kath