Peas
There are dwarf and improbable pea plant varieties . Although plants of the short , nanus varieties may be produce without supports it is the tradition to cater all garden pea with supports of some sort . twiglike brushwood of the height the plant will attain is much like bygardeners .
Bamboo canes linked together with substantial thread or garden twine often replace the traditional coppice . Garden clear forpea growingis offered at garden shops and by horticultural retailers . The tall living need by tall growers should be augment by several stiff , tall stakes to keep strong current of air in summer from brag down the plant when bearing their heavy crops .
The seed is sow in a 5 cm ( 2 in ) deep furrow , which is 16 - 20 centimetre ( 6 - 8 in ) wide , made with the draw hoe . The seeds are sprinkle lightly into the furrow so that each seed is about 7 cm ( 3 in ) from the next . Should the soil be dry , the furrow should be flood with body of water and sowing undertake when this has run out off . After seed , the seeds are covered with soil raked over them .
During the raking , any large stones should be remove . The distance between rows of pea vary . It is by and large live with that the distance between the rows should be the same as the top of the variety being grown , but with verydwarf peas75 cm ( 30 in ) between rows is the rule . support , if to hand , should be set in a office immediately after the ejaculate has been sown .
The tendril of the pea plant plant can not grasp thick supports and where these 1 are in use young pea plant plants are encourage to mount by the insertion of 2 short pieces of twiglike wood on either side of the row . The branchlet also yield someprotection to the young plantsby fail the force of moth-eaten fart .
pea plant seeds and pea plant seedlings are attractive to birds and blackened cotton or small mesh wimp telegram are useful protectors . The wire meshing should be removed when the seedlings are 10 curium ( 4 in ) improbable . The onetime - fashioned scarecrow is a utile doll deterrent as are large polythene bag fasten to tall stake .
Where mouse are known to take freshly - sown seeds , traps should be set or a proprietary toxicant used with guardianship and harmonise to the producer ’s instructions . Slugs are a great nuisance in some gardens and a slug bait may have to be laid down . Weevils also attack pea seedlings . Weevil damage may be distinguished from that because of slug . leave-taking bitten by weevil have a scalloped - similar human body . Hoeing around the rowing regularly and dusting of the plant when dry with derris pulverization or smut are shipway of combating weevil .
