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Post by areyoukittenme on Jun 3, 2022 17:34:01 GMT -5
After soaking and then germinating them in a paper towel, I planted some Kelvedon Wonder peas in my Bounty Basic a few days ago:
The little fellow on the right seems the most ambitious of the bunch, but the others are pushing up their little stalks as well. These are supposed to max out at around 20" tall, which should be just about right for a Bounty. We'll see! I'm looking forward to watching these grow, and hopefully getting a bigger harvest than I did from the Tom Thumbs.
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Post by lynnee on Jun 3, 2022 17:39:43 GMT -5
Good luck with these!  |
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Post by Sher on Jun 3, 2022 20:39:30 GMT -5
Wishing you pretty vines and LOTS of peas!  |
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Post by Shawn on Jun 4, 2022 4:19:18 GMT -5
Ooohhh new project  |
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Post by areyoukittenme on Jun 13, 2022 12:49:15 GMT -5
The peas are doing okay!
At least three of them are. The fourth one couldn't quite finish sprouting so it was removed. It's a little strange how these three are growing at such wildly different rates, given they were all germinated at the same time and planted at the same time. We'll see how things develop!
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Post by Shawn on Jun 13, 2022 13:29:39 GMT -5
They are cute peas. I love the way peas look.
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Post by areyoukittenme on Jun 19, 2022 20:55:23 GMT -5
I agree Shawn ! Peas are very cute plants and I really like watching them grow. My apologies for the blurry photo this time!  The peas are really taking off now! Although we're down to two, since the third one never finished sprouting. I moved them to far ends of the unit to give them as much space as possible going forward.
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Post by Sher on Jun 19, 2022 21:54:54 GMT -5
They are such sweet looking little plants!
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Post by Shawn on Jun 20, 2022 4:44:15 GMT -5
They are getting there. |
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Post by areyoukittenme on Jun 20, 2022 19:13:42 GMT -5
I believe in them!
I got some CALiMAGic today and I gave them 4 ml, so maybe that will help them do their best!
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Post by areyoukittenme on Jun 27, 2022 14:19:02 GMT -5
The peas are chugging along!
I wanted to see if the one on the left would catch up to the one on the right, but it's not happening so I'm going to remove that 2nd tier of trellis and train them both along the first one horizontally so they get equal light.
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Post by airscapes on Jun 27, 2022 14:58:01 GMT -5
If you do them again, you may want to try planting every pod.. when you plant shelling peas in the garden in soil, they are planted 1-2 inches apart depending on the variety and these say 4" so you would be good in the bounty. The root are shallow and being next to each other they support each other. Have fun!
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Post by areyoukittenme on Jul 4, 2022 15:08:57 GMT -5
Thank you airscapes! I had originally planted four of them in this unit but two of them petered out before they finished sprouting. It looks like the two still in there are enjoying the extra room, at least:
We have little white pea flowers now! I love the flowers  |
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Post by campingcorgis on Jul 6, 2022 17:19:25 GMT -5
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Post by areyoukittenme on Jul 17, 2022 20:51:53 GMT -5
The peas are trying to take over my apartment:
(Please excuse the mess on the table 😳 )
It might have been a blessing in disguise that only two plants made it, because they've sure taken off! They're setting lots of pea pods and growing flowers all over. I'm giving the deck a 10-second shake every morning and that seems to be doing the trick.
Oh, and these are very thirsty little plants. I don't think we could go 48 hours without running the reservoir dry.
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Post by lynnee on Jul 17, 2022 21:56:16 GMT -5
Let us know how they taste!  My Tom Thumb peas have some full pods now. I shelled one today, and the little peas were great eaten raw! I need to update my thread with a photo soon.  |
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Post by areyoukittenme on Jul 18, 2022 8:57:50 GMT -5
Let us know how they taste! My Tom Thumb peas have some full pods now. I shelled one today, and the little peas were great eaten raw! I need to update my thread with a photo soon.  Hooray for the Tom Thumbs!
It'll be a while yet for these before they're ready to pick, since they're listed as 75 days to maturity and we're only around 48 days. But I'll for sure let you know how they taste once they're ready!
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Post by Sher on Jul 18, 2022 19:06:01 GMT -5
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Post by areyoukittenme on Jul 18, 2022 21:44:35 GMT -5
Thank you Sher! I'm sure it must be the calmag you told me about that's helping them grow so well.  |
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Post by Sher on Jul 18, 2022 22:59:24 GMT -5
Thank you Sher ! I'm sure it must be the calmag you told me about that's helping them grow so well.  You are too kind. Give yourself some pats on the back!  |
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