26.5deg C here yesterday. Phewy! I'm off on an organised trip to Harlow Carr gardens in Harrogate today so just enough time to make sure everything is well watered before I set off. One crop I need to keep constantly moist are these peas that I'm growing for an early show in July. The seed originates from a show winning strain grown north of the border and I grew some good pods last season but was unable to exhibit a single dish anywhere. The reason for this is that it's virtually impossible to show peas beyond August anywhere south of Leeds because of mildew which is more prevalent late in the season. This is a shame but is one of the reasons peas are a 20 pointer veg. If you see them on the benches late in the season it's usually in the any other veg class and more often than not they will win.
To get the biggest pods (not quantity) you tie them to 8' canes as they grow, taking off all the tendrils and cutting back any side shoots to the first leaf. Pick off all flowers until about 28 days before your show.
2 comments:
Shame there's not a Chickweed class at your early show.
That has now all been weeded you eagle eyed Yorkshire tosspot!
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