Been hesitant to get into gardening for a while, finally took the plunge in late May with whatever I could scrape together. Already learning from mistakes (vertical support, crowding, a grow bag that isn’t meant for potatoes 😊), but happy that it’s still alive so far! No peas yet but I’m patiently hoping. Open to advice and tips for this/next year!
[Image description: split image, left image is 12 sprouting snap peas after 2 weeks planted in a 13 inch wide black canvas grow bag, right image is the same snap peas at 5 weeks having grown to around 2 feet tall]
Coming along nicely! I like how it looks like the vines are holding hands where their tendrils connect.
I think snap peas like, or at least don’t mind, crowding! What is the sun and heat exposure like there? I’m used to them looking more deep green (like the vine to the far left of the week 5 photo) rather than more yellow like the others. I wonder if that color difference could be a clue. Could it be getting more/less light/heat than the others? I’m used to growing them in the Pacific Northwest and varieties adapted to there so it could be a regional/variety difference.
Relieved to hear they’re ok with crowding! They’re along a west facing wall that gets mostly unobstructed sunlight after noon and I’m sitting over in the Mid-Atlantic.
I was just looking at them today and wondering about the colouring too, so I might try to find a spot farther from a wall if sunlight can be a factor. That greener vine is definitely reaching out from the wall so that’d make sense! I wonder if they just need moved a foot or so if that one’s doing so much better?
My tip for peas is that they need full sun, and don’t like the mid summer heat. I have had peas in the corner of my garden for two years and they hardly produced anything both years. I decided to move them over to the middle of the garden with much more sun this year, and success! Lots of fruit.
Pro tip: you can pair peas with pole beans on to the same trellis. The peas will be finishing up just as the pole beans are sending their first foot or so of vines up. It takes some careful removal of the pea plants but by doing this you can get both peas and beans in your prime trellis spot in the garden. Runner beans are too early for this to work well though.
Thanks for the tips! I moved them until full sunlight after the other comment mentioned that could be an issue too, glad to hear more confirmation on that 😁
Adding beans sounds to the grow sounds great, I’ll have to grab some seeds. Appreciate the advice!
