peas

[Shaun]

i have got peas growing and want to know whats the best thing to let them grow up? is it canes or something else? my peas are about 6 inches tall and look like they need some support.

they are drawf peas aswell so im not sure how tall they are going to grow

[Nicola_D]

one of my books suggest twiggy branches pushed into the soil, could try that - at least it would be free. I've got mange tout and have made a wigwam of 4 bamboo canes, but then I needed to add some short sticks going across as the wind was blowing them off the bamboo, they are coming on a treat now

[johnmichael]

Strong supports in ground with pea/bean netting securely attached.My "dwarf"peas have grown 5 foot + in height the last 2 years,too much fertilizer i think.

[tommyq1976]

I tend to make a frame out of flower sticks. You know, those green ones, around 2ft long and nice and bendy?

These should be perfect for dwarf peas - I just weave them loosely into wide squares and let the peas find them for themselves... Worked a treat last year.

[Organic Kitchen Gard]

Twiggy sticks from garden shrub or tree prunings are best if you have them, so that the pea's little tendrils have something to cling on to and twine around, (bamboo cane would be too thick and too smooth). Also they are free and can look very attractive.
And yes, pea netting is needed for the taller varieties, some of the older varieties can grow to 8' but they are very tasty!