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Arnie
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HI Old Herbaceous :D

Just to let you know that I have started cropping my Peas (Radeo) :) I had them with my dinner yesterday (Beautiful) :?: when do they stop growing as I have growing up 8ft canes and they are going to run out of cane soon :shock: Do I stop them or should I just let grow :oops: :? :lol:

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Dear Kevin, glad you are pleased with the peas, but really we have Clive and his Mum and Dad to thank for them, as they were the suppliers. :)

Regarding the height, i just let mine grow and fold over at the top a little, but i have put some stronger posts in this year to hold them. :)

You will need to keep on top of the picking to keep them cropping.
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...and I must thank David Wood of A. Wood & Sons Builders, Alford, Lincolnshire...who supplied us at work with the seed in the first place. :)

Alford, Lincs being next to the village of Well where it is said the Pea Radio(eo?) originated.

Do make sure you save a specific short section of the row for next years seed supply...it is very easy to keep eating them.. :) :wink:

In the meantime for the rest of the row...do keep picking as they come ready...
...you may find even slightly old ones can be used in a casserole sort of role....not that I have the foggiest about anything to do with cooking...just quoting my Mum. ...although I can confirm this from the plate. :wink:

On our light soil at home they are about coming to the end of cropping..but at work where the soil is a bit heavier there will be another few to pick..

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Hi Clive :D

Thank you for the information on the peas, I to had problems getting them from the plot to the plate as they are very moreish :lol: The hardest part will be trying to save the seed for next year :evil: :lol: :lol:

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Clive. wrote:On our light soil at home they are about coming to the end of cropping..but at work where the soil is a bit heavier there will be another few to pick

Hi Clive, can you tell me the latest time you'd sow this variety of pea?

I am just putting ion a few canes of Alderman and might have room for your ones too. However even if put to soak now, they would hardly be sprouting before the end of the week.
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3rd week in April or thereabouts is when I would have sown them. I have never tried anything much later than that as we need to crop ahead of mildew onset time.

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Hi all,

I have looked and looked, but no seed company sells these.
Any help would be grateful :?:
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