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Grew some last year, was okay, but I'm going to do this with your advice this year. Also using a cattle panel for trellis.
Just a heads up, the common mycorrhizal inoculant "Xtreme Gardening: Mykos" does not contain any nitrogen fixing bacteria that would colonize the pea roots. It only contains Rhizophagus irregularis, which is an arbuscular mycorrhizae species, which is a beneficial fungus that studies have shown can help increase phosphorous uptake in plants. Which is great stuff and I use it myself, and I have no doubt that it has increased your yields. If you would like to innoculate the peas, make sure you're getting Rhizobium leguminosarum, because that is the bacteria species that forms the nodules on the pea roots and fixes atmospheric nitrogen.
Like you said, there are a ton of different beneficial microbe brands out there, so you might be using something else, but it's a good thing for folks in general to check and understand!
p.s If you'd like to check and see if your legumes are fixing nitrogen, you can gently dig up the plant and check to see if little nodules have formed on the roots. If you cut open these nodules they'll be pinkish in color due to the Leghemoglobin, which is rather similar to our own red blood's hemoglobin. A few species in Fabaceae (the legume family), such as honey locusts, don't form root nodules but still have a symbiotic relationship with Rhizobium, and still fix some nitrogen, but not as much as the nodule forming species.
Being a “little pea-picker” was a term of endearment my grandfather used for his grandchildren. This was in the 1970s-1990s. It must not have been a big deal to him that “pea-picker” was a derogatory term for poor migrant farm workers during the Dust Bowl and Great Depression era.
Born in 1914, he never was a migrant farm worker himself, but he grew up in Oklahoma so he was well aware of the origins of the term. Entertainer Tennessee Ernie Ford used the term as part of a nickname, “The Ol’ Pea-Picker Himself”.
hello from 7b just ate the first pod of my sugar snaps this morning.
Unfortunately im behind the gun this year on my pea. In my area they die out in july from the heat
So dont soak just direct sow and water immediately after planting and doo it in the evening so the sun doesnt bake to water away.
The reason they arent competeung is because most everying is still in vegitative state so yhey are focused on nitrogen where the peas are nitrogen fixating. But they are feeding in the P,K. Phosphorus and potassium to produce their fruit
Another predator is blue jays. They pull up anything new in the garden. They pulled up our onion start & lay them on the ground. They will dig up the pea seeds as well. To remedy the issue, we laid some small branches on the rows until the plants are growing, then remove the branches.
I got my seeds from you and had a massive harvest several times Feb/Mar. We were eating them fresh and with meals. Thanks for the tips, I did space further than necessary.
Does mycorrhizal fungi have an expiration date? I’ve had some for several years that I haven’t used
Perfect timing for me! NE Nevada I'm sowing peas today and I happen to have a bag of Mykos on hand. Thanks so much!
I learn something, or ten somethings 😂, from all of your videos. I have been gardening for 15+ years with mediocre results until i started watching your videos. Thank you so much for your time and knowledge. I haven't found anyone else that is even half as helpful.
Great information 👍
Evidently the squirrels around here haven't figured out they like peas yet! I planted last fall and still getting good harvest from the seeds i purchased from you. So simple and never had any problems with things bothering them
Think I over soaked my seeds (overnight). Planted the a couple weeks ago and no sprouts yet. Think I’ll try again. North Idaho where it’s still cold.
Your ghost left the shed at the end there… is it okay for him to leave while it's still light out?
Soaked my peas for about 24 hours and planted a few weeks ago. They are about 2.5 inches now. Already knew most of the stuff from watching you last year!
Zone 6b
Lol realized you've stopped telling us to go home if we don't grow big. More growth!
I haven't been able to put anything in the ground. It has rained so much and it is so wet anything I put in just rots. Just this morning we had a storm come through and drop over 1 inch of rain and we are getting a bunch more today and tomorrow. Any tips on how to stop the rain?
Sparrows always decimate our peas
I bought my seeds from in MiGardener, started my aweet peas inside the house, and had great germination rate. We planted them outside the end if March and they are doing well. I've already seen a few flowers on my plants. Thank you for all the great videos!
I always have problems with house sparrows & other small birds eating the tips of my pea plants. Happens annually and thruout the growing period… I've also caught rats eating the young shoots down to the ground at night. My current 5" tall plants are being eaten so I've hung tulle fabric around the trellis so it totally surrounds the trellis & plants. I clip the fabric to the trellis to eliminate gaps the birds might be able to slip through. We will see how this goes. I just have to make sure the tendrils don't grab onto the tulle as they grow
On my second round of peas here In cali Bay Area 😊