WHY DO MY GARDEN PEAS ALWAYS DIE?!

Join us in the garden as we explore the mystery of why garden peas seem to always meet their demise! Follow along as we assess the growth, harvest, and challenges of English peas in our backyard. Don't forget to subscribe for more gardening insights!
0:00: 🌱 Challenges with growing English peas in a garden setting and understanding varying growing seasons.
3:00: 🌱 Factors affecting the growth of English peas in the garden, including weather conditions and plant age.
5:46: 🌱 Challenges with pea plants in the garden and the value of planting despite issues.
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[@esmysyield2023]

Out of all the you tubers I watch I think Travis is the only one who will go back and revisit something he didnt have much faith in in the past. Always learning. Best way to be. 💚

[@carmendoyle9786]

Best snack when working in the garden they never make in the house lol 😂

[@becky3086]

I would be so happy if I could even get that many peas. Here above you we can't really plant in January but we still had some temps in the 80's this week.

[@jillcaponi8995]

I love my English peas. I’m in Tennessee on the plateau where it’s colder than everywhere else (except the mountains) I plant in middle march. By June they’re ready to pick It’s just that you have to grow a million plants to get enough for the freezer.

[@2skyland]

I was just out there looking at my peas this morning thinking the same thing... I'm in 7a and just keep marching my planting date back, crossing my fingers, being happy with the pods I get, and using them mostly to fix nitrogen in the soil for the next crop.

[@malcolmt7883]

I've never tried English peas, but I grow snow peas every year that grow about 7 ft high here in N Arkansas.

[@terryl.9302]

Been searching same : #1.ferment seeds before planting. #2.mycorrhizae a must. #3.cover to keep soil cool; shade. #4.Little.Marvel & Early Frosty universally recommended. Experts having issues w/ old standbys in all grow zones. Many stumped.

[@marktoldgardengnome4110]

We plant 2 rows growing up 1, 18' long trellis fence. 1 on either side of the same fence. Seeded every 2"s in each row staggered seeded from each other side to side. We only get 2 flushes of pods but, if planted a month before our squash and pie pumpkins, the Peas are all done just in time to train them up the same trellis. We also have 3 double sided 8' rows in a 4x8' raised bed. Last year we put up 2+, 1gallon ziplock bags in the freezer. This all works out very well because in zone5, Maine, if planted by last week of April, our Peas are all done by end of June, just in time to start starving our Japanese Beetles, that arrive July 1st.

[@SouthernRiverFishing]

I think you should experiment with some shade cloth to extend your harvest window on peas and tomatoes. 😊

[@adamwulf5369]

I know the first row had sprouting issues, but still a good harvest. Some varieties I grow do better than others and it changes year to year sometimes. I plant peas super dense, like half inch or inch between seeds, helps get more harvest

[@sislertx]

Im a three inch planter.

[@adamwulf5369]

@@sislertx ​​⁠ peas love to be planted dense and do better and you get way more plants so even if harvest is light there’s still tons. Being that they come and all being densely planted help with some support for each other. Still have to trellis or tie up somehow

[@marysurbanchickengarden]

It would be nice to grow sweet peas in May and June but if you live in the south it better be field peas or cowpeas as most people call them if you want to eat peas. My peas are setting fruit now so maybe I'll at least get a couple of meals from them before they are toast. Fresh from the garden sweet peas is so much better than the ones you buy in the store there's no comparison.

[@MikeWhoo-gy5jq]

I’m wishing I didn’t start peas now lol but here in Oregon it’s still getting cold at night last night was about 35 so not sure I could start any sooner especially with all the rain we get but they just sprouted so looks like I’ll get whatever I get

[@WhatWeDoChannel]

Thanks for this! I just put my Sugar Snap peas in on the 15th. Sugar Snaps increase your total yield because you eat them pod and all! I’m planning to sow a fall crop too around the beginning of August, this is the Toronto area.

[@chrissports3236]

Not a expert on peas, but maybe try 40% shade cloth on them

[@scottstewart6260]

i skipped cole crop/pea planting here in zone 4b due to the el nino, and will try them in the fall.

[@patrickmundy1966]

I do good with first 13 peas here on coastal Carolina zone 8b by planting in February. The seeds will sit in the cold soil until it warms up. Anytime later than planting in March and they're toast!

[@palmsandsand]

Same. Last year (22) I started in November and by February I was picking. This year I did February and I’m getting a lot this month. I think the late Fall planting yielded way more.

[@gregbluefinstudios4658]

Snow peas. And it doesn't get nasty hot until LATE JUNE.

[@waynesell3681]

Don't worry be happy!

[@kansasgardener5844]

I grew snow peas for the first time last year and had them coming out of my ears.Growing them again this year, along with snap peas and shelling peas. I tried to pick heat tolerant verities because like you, the heat prevents us from growing many cool weather crops. Hopefully, we get a good harvest from all of them. Love me some peas...

[@UserName-jo9qv]

A whooping? You got beat for not picking enough peas? Damn.

[@Maria-ql3fc]

No it wasn't for not picking enough, it was for being sloppy, lazy and leaving a lot of peas that were ready to pick. Yep my parents were the same, no excuses. If more kids got spankings these days they would be more respectful and responsible adults.

[@sdfft820]

That’s how you learn. 😂

[@DV-ol7vt]

As a young boy I had a chore list every day in the summer. Clean the house, wash dishes and clothes, weed garden and mow yard as needed and sometimes cook super. I also remember setting on the porch or watching tv and shelling field peas for weeks, and if I didn’t do my chores I got a beaten. I’m grown and I still do the same things on my own.

[@autohelix]

​@@Maria-ql3fc You are just plain stupid. No one has a right to put their hands on someone else end of story.

[@christineelsey3104]

😊.. I am jealous... lol.. Here you are harvesting fresh peas and I'm just being able to plant my pea seeds now (this week).. I live in zone 5 southern Ontario ❤❤😊

[@allenferry9632]

Have you tried planting in the fall? I've never been able to grow them either here in Tennessee but I've seen them with snow on them and they survived.

[@dvrmte]

I used to grow them but not anymore. There's really no weather window for them here, regardless whether you plant Spring or Fall. Wando planted in late February to early March did better than other varieties.

[@alabamagirl2725]

😂😂😂 for y'all who make it a big deal

[@kittiew260]

Yes 🫛 it's worth it :) My peas are just starting. I can't wait to snack. Yours makes a freezer bag, that's called strength as so tasty mine never ever make it to freezer & that's ok

[@Christian-jx3nx]

Snow peas produce better in zone 7 especially in part shade and no shelling.

[@lorieflanders]

Could you grow them in the fall instead?

[@brycekirby1567]

Do the chickens like the pea vines

[@minime8048]

They love them

[@LazyDogFarm]

I'm sure they would if they were green. Not sure they'd care for the dried shriveled ones.

[@tracydelmerico5072]

Are English peas same as sugar snap peas.?

[@hardstylzz5024]

Curious how Travis cabbages are doing, latest for me to plant is mid January here in south Georgia. Still i had one go to flower. Currently i have mustard, kale, collards going to seed be collecting once dry.

[@LazyDogFarm]

My last planting isn't doing so great. But I do have some from my second planting that are ready to harvest.

[@cynthiamartinez5884]

I just started harvesting peas a week ago and I'm worried about them living much longer since we've mostly been in the 80s the past week. The next week is much cooler but I know the hot weather is coming right back. Oklahoma zone 7

[@tidalcreekfarm]

Mine are just a bit behind yours. The PLS sets two pods at every node. It's a race to beat the heat here. Tomorrow (Thursday 4/18) its supposed to tickle the record high of 84 in Charleston.

[@sylviadinnam2343]

Time to give up and switch to the ole reliable purple hull peas

[@clinthutcheson2640]

Mine are finished!

[@davealexander7515]

Do you soak your seeds for 4 hours before you plant them? I have never done this before but I have heard that some people do this and are very successful with the germination they get

[@LazyDogFarm]

I don't, but have heard of many folks that do. I just soak mine with the drip tape after planting.

[@davealexander7515]

Do you use any kind of fertilizer I have been using a 10 10 10 when I’m planting and I have not been real successful getting any results in germination and I’m planting pls 595 seeds

[@davealexander7515]

I’m in South Jersey zone 7a and I planted on March 17 growing peas has been a real challenge for me and I have been gardening for 30 years

[@LazyDogFarm]

We put down Coop Gro fertilizer at planting, but didn't give them anything else.

[@Kevs2tuff]

Probably too hot!

[@alabamagirl2725]

First

[@mikemiller209]

You did good ... if dirt's not a work'n it's a wast'n

[@michaelfordyce7292]

Our peas seem to last even in 90 degrees but we only get that for a few weeks in summer. I feel better now that some of my soil is still frozen.

[@littlegreen5845]

I struggle with English peas in 10a. I’m convinced it’s due to variety selection. I’m trying native seeds or other soup type tan peas like Dunn.

[@tater357]

Maybe try a different variety of Pea next time. I'll agree that some variety of Peas can't take the heat, but there are different varieties that actually do better in warmer climates. The Green arrow peas we grew last year did an amazing job when it got hot. Where am I? Georgia. I was picking peas in the 90's and the plants were still putting on blooms. Just saying. Also, if you got a whooping for picking peas wrong, that sounds to me like an abusive family. I can't ever remember My parents or grandparents whooping me for anything I did in the garden with them. Even when I accidently stepped on the watermelon vines that my PawPaw grew from seed in a field he hand tilled over 2 acres. Guess he figured if they would have whooped us, that might stop us from wanting anything to ever do with Gardening.

[@marysurbanchickengarden]

Spanking a child is correcting the behavior before they grow up and become some of those coddled young people screaming in the streets to kill the Jews, blocking traffic on freeways, etc! In the south a spanking is called a whooping and it taught us valuable lessons that carried us through life and it's definitely NOT abuse. Beating a child is abuse and the person doing it should be in jail but I never got a whooping I didn't deserve and I respect my parents for loving me enough to correct me, and I raised three sons that say the same.

[@gardeningsimplified]

We just picked our first batch today, and our plants look great.

[@Maria-ql3fc]

My peas have just started putting on peas, they have a few hours of shade so maybe that will help them hang on a bit longer.

[@Detour4it]

As always... thanks for the education 👍

[@terryl.9302]

Sugar Lace II.

[@samuraioodon]

What will your cover crop be after onions? Thank you

[@LazyDogFarm]

Probably sorghum sudangrass or some field peas, or both.

[@that9blife465]

Travis, not sure wtf is goin on on that super plot you got their but as ive commented before im in central florida and my peas grow 10' tall bro. I would guess the water log or a disease

[@eyes2see-ears2hear]

I'm frustrated with my peas too. I'm in north GA and it is too cold to plant in Jan. Feb is a true gamble. So I sowed seeds March 1. I'm just now getting flowers but it hit mid 80s degrees this weeknso I don't know what will happen. GA just doesn't have many days in the 70s. We just jump from cold to hot! I use containers so I will put them in shade to see if I can get some peas. Maybe next year I will start them inside in January.

[@jeas4980]

I saw a guy use a section of gutter about 4" deep and he just slid the whole row of peas right out of the gutter and under his trellis when the weather warmed up. I think I'm going to try it out next year.

[@joyt7754]

I'm in West Central Georgia and in the same situation. Planted 6 containers of sugar snap peas in early March. They are just now starting to bloom and now it's in the 80s so I don't know if I'll even get any peas. Same thing happened last year. I got about 6 pea pods total. I've about decided it just isn't worth the effort.

[@ratlifffamilylawns8104]

Have you ever tried to plant them in partial shade