Grow peas for pods: small, large or mangetout, from plants of varied size, with supports

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6 жыл бұрын

Get these few things right and your peas can grow like crazy. Plus I show ways to support taller varieties, and show different types of pea because there are many choices - read the small print before buying seed!
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@barbottolino2519 6 жыл бұрын

For those of us who never learned these skill sets from parents, we are fortunate to have you. Your clear demonstrations and explanations are so very helpful.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Barb

@lunargoddess2002 Жыл бұрын

He’s our plant father and we are his seedlings.

@taraadams7080 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely agree. My parents weren't gardeners at all but I absolutely love the idea of growing my own food and Charles has really given me the knowledge and confidence to give it a try. I have turned my lawn into a raised bed garden this year and I hope to be able to grow some of my own fruits and vegetables.

@TheWendable Жыл бұрын

What a lovely comment, too true Barb

@RachelTribbiani 5 жыл бұрын

Please, never stop making videos! I have learnt so much from you over the past few days while I was binge-watching all your stuff, so thanks from the bottom of my heart! Apart from the obviously excellent content, I have to say that I'm really impressed with the production value of your videos. Even though it's close to a storm in the back, the sound is clear and crisp. Whenever I think to myself "I wonder how these plants look in two months" - BAM - "it is now 10 weeks later...". Whenever I wonder how something looks close up - BAM - the camera zooms in or there's a cut to a different perspective. It adds so much when you don't have to look for another video in order to follow along with one specific vegetable, but it's all right there edited into one video.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 5 жыл бұрын

Hey lovely comment and delighted to be helping so much Rachel.

@joanies6778 3 жыл бұрын

Ditto. I wholly echo your comments. This is my second year and I am re-binge watching. So much content and I am happy with what I accomplished last year. But this inspires me to take another step for this season.

@pingpong9656 Жыл бұрын

No one does better start to finish videos then Charles... that's commitment for you!

@CharlesDowding1nodig Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

@AJMG-cn3tu Жыл бұрын

Here in Scotland my 70 year old gardening neighbour said to pre-sprout the pea seeds on wet paper on a plate then plant them into pots or multi-trays when sprouted. I got pea plants ready to plant in two weeks. My neighbour pushes the sprouted peas into the ground as they have no mice.

@CharlesDowding1nodig Жыл бұрын

Nice job! And no mice, amazing :)

@GordonjSmith1 6 жыл бұрын

I just love watching someone who has grown peas eating them straight off the plant - they always smile and 'dance' a little. :-)

@noorb8060 5 жыл бұрын

I love when people get a dance when eating something healthy. Lol. I want to get there. Off to grow peas for my first time..

@CharlesDowding1nodig 5 жыл бұрын

Thankyou and I hope they are good for you Noor

@joanies6778 4 жыл бұрын

It's a wonderful thing!

@vink6163 6 жыл бұрын

Such a great idea doing the whole start-to-finish in the one video, so we can see the whole process and the end result while each step is fresh in our minds. Excellent work.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Vink glad you like it

@paulmoore8520 4 жыл бұрын

There is a man totally in tune with his Environment And the changing seasons

@agrihome5006 5 жыл бұрын

I am from a small village of kerala in india.I recently came to know about ur videos and liked it alot.and currently planning to resign my job to allocate my time to farming especially no dig.god bless u sir

@CharlesDowding1nodig 5 жыл бұрын

Hello Praveena, thankyou, I am excited to hear that and wish you every success

@meijersmeijers9673 4 жыл бұрын

organic keral

@enshalla123 5 жыл бұрын

You do realise your videos will be appreciated for generations to come. You're an artist. What I like the most is you show the process from beginning to the final result, not a snap shot in time. That is very thoughtful of you.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 5 жыл бұрын

Nice of you to say that and my son Edward was a great help in these process videos

@kennethwilbanks9713 5 жыл бұрын

Thank GOD for my Parents, Grand Parents and Great Grand Parents from whom I received ALL this knowledge and more.....

@tophercIaus 6 жыл бұрын

This longer form, full lifecycle clip is brilliant. Seeing your successes really makes me inspired and excited. Thanks again.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris

@Barbodo 3 жыл бұрын

I will never stop being amazed how something so small like a pea can become something so big and beautiful! Miracle recipe of life my dude, amazing. Love your videos, please never stop making them!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 3 жыл бұрын

So true! And thanks

@JolleanSmith 4 жыл бұрын

Best part is watching your enjoyment when you eat the peas. As always your videos are exceptional and incredibly genuinely human.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much :)

@HelenRullesteg 6 жыл бұрын

Peas are my absolutely favourite vegetable, but I've often struggled to grow them well. Hopefully, after watching this excellent video it'll be a success this year.

@noyoureahooker 4 жыл бұрын

The real MVP of this video is the wind reduction capabilities of your microphone. All jokes aside, you're doing an outstanding job presenting these invaluable lessons to those who are inclined to listen, thank you sincerely.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

Haha and thanks

@natalieperez2666 6 жыл бұрын

I wish I could copy-paste your garden to my yard.

@WATCHINGTHEWATCHERS 5 жыл бұрын

You can. You copy what he does and has similaur results in 2 years.

@What..a..shambles 5 жыл бұрын

Don't we all :)

@joannenardoni17 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t think we know how much work he puts into his garden, or how much help he gets.

@lynn8524 5 жыл бұрын

Love, love, love your videos! I never get tired of watching them. Your garden is so beautiful. You are very knowledgeable and so inspiring. Please continue to teach us! Thank you so much!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 5 жыл бұрын

Nice of you to say all that JuJu. We are filming the garden abundance tomorrow.

@stuartmccloud307 5 жыл бұрын

Charles is my ‘go to’ gardener when I need to learn about a uk food crop. Such a pleasure to watch. Thanks for making the video.

@jimwilleford6140 4 жыл бұрын

Stuart McCloud I know I get the truth when Charles speaks.

@jordanblanton1101 2 жыл бұрын

Your videos have really transformed my gardening. I have tried gardening for now two years and have had no tangible success other than a few peppers and cherry tomatoes. Maybe some small handfuls of beans haha. Over fertilizing, over watering, pests. Your calm and rational approach to having multiple varieties and stages of growth has really accelerated my skill sets and success. I've stopped using excess fertilizer (almost none) incorporated worms onto cardboard between rows with coffee grounds then composted soil to act as my raised bed. The cardboard has saved so much time and frustration with the weeding and costs alone that I have been able to plant loads more. Your way of using natural and simple solutions helped me transform one area suffering from excess compost developing rot I just planted more seeds in that area and moved in more worms to alleviate or suck up the excess foods available. Your videos over the last six months have helped me bring 30 tomatoes to start fruiting, peppers, peas, beans and more. This is the first year I actually see flowers forming and a potential harvest on the way! Thank you so much dear friend. You've been an absolute refreshing beacon of hope and knowledge.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so happy to read this Jordan and thank you very much for sharing your successes. I can feel the joy in your words and it's wonderful, we all need lots of good news stories 😀

@pplusbthrust 3 жыл бұрын

The crowd applauds cause there's loads of pods.

@daviddiaz2082 3 жыл бұрын

I cant believe you are not monetizing this channel; this information is worth billions in my book.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks David. We do monetise, but perhaps this video is not considered worth advertising on. I prefer your sense of value!

@tedbastwock3810 4 жыл бұрын

I love this ... the man is making a living farming -- without a tractor -- manually with his hands in the dirt ...... while wearing oxfords! 😁 😂 🤣 Long live no-dig! Carry On Mr. Dowding, Carry On. Beautiful, this. Ps. someone once told me they've never seen someone work so hard at manual labor while wearing Crocs as I :-D

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ted. Have to say it's barely a living, I need revenue from teaching and writing.

@ericbarritt304 5 жыл бұрын

Getting enough mature compost has been a problem for me. Living in a residential lot in Edmonton Alberta, space is limited, & the summer season is shorter. For my composts, I use plastic garbage bins with lids to keep pests out. For aeration, I drill a lot of 1/4" holes thru the plastic. It helps, but it's not a perfect solution. Four bins take up roughly 6' x 2', so it all fits into a small space. My garden size is 24' x 16'. My lot is 50' x 100'. Food waste, raked grass, dry leaves all get composted. I continue filling bins with food waste all winter long, but by April the ground & compost are just beginning to thaw. By early May I add water to speed up the decay. It's common to plant around Queen Victoria Day, & I like to empty my bins at least a week before. The material comes out smelling, rotten & damp, but the smell goes away within a day, & it still works quite well. The compost finishes decomposing on my vegetable beds thru the Summer growing season. I'm most proud of my strawberries & my asparagus. I started my asparagus from seed & the plants are in the 3rd year. When I started gardening on my property, the soil was so hard I couldn't dig a spade into it. I killed all the weeds by adding cedar mulch the first year. In the second year I removed the cedar & spread it around my flower beds, & started covering my garden with compost in the Spring & Fall. My soil is getting better all the time, & Each year, I'm producing bigger harvests. The plastic bins are working. For small residential lots in urban areas, I think it's the way to go.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 5 жыл бұрын

You are doing well Eric, great solutions for difficult soil and a small space, thanks for sharing your compost making method.

@myhillsidegarden3998 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for today's video. Seeing how they should look when harvest time was very helpful. Happy Gardening! Catherine

@ajdexter4195 5 жыл бұрын

I sometimes watch your videos 2 or 3 times to really make sure I know everything I need to know.

@beckyezra1 6 жыл бұрын

Love the technical term "wush wush wush grow" :) love your video, so informative (not cynical). thank you.

@destrieyoung 5 жыл бұрын

You can copy his garden so easy. Everything he recommends work so good with so much less work and more of the fun stuff. Planting sowing growing harvesting Eating

@CharlesDowding1nodig 5 жыл бұрын

Destrie that is nice of you to say!

@clareewing1317 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the clarity of your lessons and the joy of eating own-grown vegetables - perfect

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

🥕😀

@karlnewsome2299 5 жыл бұрын

I just can't stop watching your videos love the garden and the way you grow the crop. Trying to mimic everything you do , thanks for everything you've shared

@CharlesDowding1nodig 5 жыл бұрын

Cheers Karl and I wish you fine harvests

@DonDavisUK 6 жыл бұрын

Just bought some pea seeds yesterday :-) Perfectly timed instruction.

@angiegreen6366 4 жыл бұрын

Just love to watch your educational garden videos and we’ve learned so much. We have two grandchildren in Perth Australia, we are in NZ, when they came for Christmas last year my husband John had grown a row of peas for each of them. You reminded me of them when you danced and ate fresh picked peas. They demolished their peas over three days and not one was cooked! They loved them. Thanks for the memories! Happy Christmas to you and yours.🤶🏻🎅🏻xx

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

Lovely to hear this Angie and great that your peas were so tasty!

@ud1976 4 жыл бұрын

I looked through the video just to see Mr. Dowding dance! Found it! 17:10

@QKitchenandBeyond 2 жыл бұрын

The past 2 plantings- I have watched this video and I have come to the conclusion MY SOIL is my problem..thank you for all you do..

@CharlesDowding1nodig 2 жыл бұрын

Best of luck

@QKitchenandBeyond 2 жыл бұрын

@@CharlesDowding1nodig Thank you.

@krzysztofrudnicki5841 3 жыл бұрын

Watching this in winter and hearing bird songs. Wonderful.

@patriciavincent5076 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely nothing like fresh peas!!!! And picking them right out in your dooryard! Excellent!

@nicoireland 6 жыл бұрын

That is brilliant. The only bad thing as you have now given me lots of work. Tomorrow I will build a raised bed and begin planting peas. Thanks for the great advice. Love it.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 жыл бұрын

Great, have fun

@janwilletts1986 6 жыл бұрын

Love the taste testing, something you definitely get on the back of the packet. I ordered some Sugar Ann, so pleased to hear it recommended !

@saoudiwissal9203 4 жыл бұрын

I calls this a very clean work, and it's amazing to watch that

@brendanmulgrew9201 4 жыл бұрын

How can anyone dislike these videos? Thank you Charles. Great info and well explained and presented.

@LondonTreeSurgeons-Camden 6 жыл бұрын

A little teaser video a few days ago and now the big one. Excellent information as usual. atb

@tillybatillybatilly5370 6 жыл бұрын

I like the techniques you used for keeping them upright. My peas got blown up by strong wind last year and they were all tangled. I struggled to separate them. This video gave me a very good ideas. Thank you for sharing, really enjoyed watching it beginning to end. 😊 x

@smeghed1025 6 жыл бұрын

Agreed about growing peas in a dry climate. I'm in L.A., which is really not that hot, but even here they're iffy. Peas are OK in Winter, but beans are better in general.

@christiangeiselmann 6 жыл бұрын

Wonderful! And again I am amazed about the superb audio quality, amongst other things.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 жыл бұрын

Our efforts are rewarded Christian, audio causes more angst than anything!

@_cephalotus4187 4 жыл бұрын

That is what I wanted to say. How do you manage such a good sound quality even in windy condition? where do you hide the mic? ;-)

@johnjanedoe1676 6 жыл бұрын

You're so excited about the favour. I love it! Amazing natural sweets. Thank you for this great video, as usual! I love your gardens and all your efforts.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 жыл бұрын

Wayne & Jessica Thompson ah thanks!

@TropicalJungleIreland 6 жыл бұрын

I will be growing peas this year. A good tutorial yet again.

@barbararoyal6139 2 жыл бұрын

Good Morning ☀️. I have been watching and learning from your videos for the past few years. I want to share with you how much I appreciate your way of teaching. Thank you for sharing your gift 🌱

@CharlesDowding1nodig 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Barbara

@chopsnz88 6 жыл бұрын

Great video Charles, thanks for sharing your wisdom!

@kenpachizaraki9155 5 жыл бұрын

I love the way how break down into step by step and teaching us how to grow vegetables... im a first time gardener and im just research on how to grow vegetables... so thank you so much

@CharlesDowding1nodig 5 жыл бұрын

Nice to hear Kenpachi and I wish you happy growing

@trockodile Жыл бұрын

I love coming back to these videos again and again as an exceptional resource. Such a great quick reminder of so much good information! I'm really enjoying your "Course 1" audio book this week and eagerly awaiting your new "No Dig" audio book which I've pre-ordered for it's release next week. Thank you for your phenomenal efforts in bringing efficient and productive growing to all! 👍😁

@CharlesDowding1nodig Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them JW, thanks!

@JeeJeanVittoVlogs 4 жыл бұрын

I love your garden and your ways Charles. Thank you for sharing.

@eliev7844 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for such a detailed video on pea growing. Your garden is a joy to watch!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 жыл бұрын

Elie Vezzoni Thankyou Elie

@davidsouth6286 4 жыл бұрын

Charles, always, always thoroughly enjoy your videos and learn a lot. Thank you for putting out the content you do!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

Nice to hear, thanks

@virginiagraham2196 6 жыл бұрын

I love your videos; I learn so much. Here in America, snow peas are harvested before seeds develop, so only the pod is eaten (for stir fries or fresh in salad). Snap, or sugar snaps, are eaten pod and seed. I am growing three varieties this year: shelling, sugar snap, and snow.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Virginia and thanks for clarifying that one. What you call snow, we call mangetout. Have a great pea season!

@williamwoody7607 4 жыл бұрын

I grew up in Queens and I can’t get enough of this stuff.

@bevandbillscedarhillhomest7717 6 жыл бұрын

This is a fantastic video. Again, Charles, I really appreciate your efforts and knowledge.

@joshtortorello 2 жыл бұрын

Please continue the free education 🙏. Ive learned alot and have been thinking about the course.

@anndebaldo7381 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for a great video about peas! My peas got windblown (in a hurricane! - I live in Florida) and I found that I had not given them strong enough support - but nonetheless they persisted and now are producing a wealth of pods...both for the peas and for the pods. I had taken your lead and planted them in compost - so thanks! It is so nice to see your genuine love for your plants. I would love to tour your garden one day...the peeks you provide in your videos are truly lovely.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 жыл бұрын

Great to hear and thanks Ann

@maiajenik5726 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your videos. This will be my first autumn growing vegetables and watching you makes me feel so inspired! Greetings from Buenos Aires, Argentina!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

Ah thanks Maia, may your peas grow well!

@mariangelesesquerdo106 4 жыл бұрын

Maia Jenik Maia, soy marita! Amo a este hombre y sus videos! Q increíble casualidad 🍀🍀🍀😘😘😘

@mariangelesesquerdo106 4 жыл бұрын

All your videos are lovely because you are kínd and generous. All my love from Argentina 🇳🇮

@VaveeDances 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Charles! This season I sowed my own stored pea seed and got close to 100% germination. Your videos and books have helped me create my own small no-dig garden in the inhospitable desert climate of Las Vegas, USA.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 жыл бұрын

Hey Val that is lovely to hear, sounds a bit different to here

@Michellegrows 3 жыл бұрын

Those are the nicest gardening shoes I've seen! ☺️

@peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo7920 3 жыл бұрын

"Catchy Bits" very cute Charles 🤗

@miguelruizm 7 ай бұрын

Absolutely love your gardening style! Including the dress shoes! Nothing but the best for the garden and audience! 😊

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Miguel! 😊

@TheEmbrio 3 жыл бұрын

Seeing you munching the peas : exactly what we do here. I’d have to double my pea production if i want ANY peas to make it into the house. 2 legged mice (husb and children, and me too) are an insatiable pest ;)

@hauteswan2541 4 жыл бұрын

I love how beautiful the peas are, they have beautiful little blooms. Thank you again for sharing your videos. My 16 year old is interested in gardening and farming, he is going to watch some of your videos to learn how to plant things.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

Nice to hear 🥬

@vmcshannon 6 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy your videos that show how to grow from seed to harvest. I have also decided to try planting a lot of my veg with starts like peas. This year I will grow purple podded peas. I’m getting ready although it will be a month at least. We still have snow ! Thanks !

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 жыл бұрын

Great and may your plants grow well

@astromags584 2 жыл бұрын

End of April 2022 and the peas are in, as a teenager in the UK we use to go pea picking for the local farmer, I'm sure that's where my love of eating peas right from the vine came from.

@Bethany_Sue 3 жыл бұрын

I love your videos! Gets me motivated to get my young boys learning how to be a gentleman. In central Oregon we are so so dry in the summer and we are zone 3, but peas are an amazing crop here if you have irrigation. One of our best crops that don’t need a greenhouse. We have to start them way later than you but they do amazing. We love the Oregon sugar pod! Last year I sowed them thickly at the bottoms of arched cattle panels and they did amazing growing over. 💚

@CharlesDowding1nodig 3 жыл бұрын

That is awesome Bethany!

@tcanderson1313 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderfully clear explanation of the various pea types and varieties. Thanks so much for sharing.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@maudschoenaker5109 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Charles finally I have discovered the secret of peas. Thanks to you. I had already given up on peas a few years ago but this coming spring in New Zealand I will try growing shoots and also pods. You are so good at explaining growing secrets that I feel challenged to try a new. Love your explanation of growing vegetables !!!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 жыл бұрын

Thankyou Maud. No secrets any more, it's all clear!

@leanev 2 жыл бұрын

I live in South Sweden, and find your videos super helpful as we are so close together climate wise. Thanks soo much!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear Leane, hope spring goes nicely, watch out for cold weather soon!!

@LondonTreeSurgeons 6 жыл бұрын

Who gave a thumbs down?? excellent vid thumbs up

@fionavanh 5 жыл бұрын

the eating sounds.

@Menelyagor12 5 жыл бұрын

Just posed my self this question after i liked it and saw the ratio..

@elysafrancisco7240 4 жыл бұрын

Those are the people that think food come from supermarkets.

@rondacorkhill1654 4 жыл бұрын

I get irritated when I see a perfectly done video and someone throws in a thumbs down.

@julienhennequart33 4 жыл бұрын

Most of the time they are misclicks

@debbiespitznagel1472 6 жыл бұрын

Great video, thank you. Sugar snap peas are my favorite. They are my sweet treat to eat while I'm in the garden. ❤

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 жыл бұрын

I agree Debbie, and so tasty fresh.

@anjah7360 6 жыл бұрын

I grow Oregon giants every year and no other variety has beat them in my climate on Vancouver Island yet! Thank you for your informative videos. I got your newest book for Christmas and I had to limit one chapter per day so I could savour it :)

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 жыл бұрын

Lovely how you like the book. I shall check out Oregon Giant as our climates are similar

@Bodders89 6 жыл бұрын

Great video. Lots of useful information like always. Sowed my broad beans on 14th Feb, this if my first time growing them. Thanks charlies

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bod and best of luck with them

@AxionSurge 3 жыл бұрын

Charles I just brought your book to say thankyou for everything you give back to us all for free. I am going to keep you up to date with my first efforts at no dig, so I'll be hitting you up on twitter.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 3 жыл бұрын

That is nice, and I wish you success 😀

@gurgie2 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks you, sir for sharing your extensive knowledge. It's time to plant out pea seedlings here in the high desert of central New Mexico, USA. We only plant fast-growing dwarf varieties, started indoors in February, as our springs are too short and summers too hot for the taller varieties to produce much. We're following your advice on multi sowing this year (beats, spinach, onions, and leeks as well), and are loving the space it saves under the indoor lights. We look forward to the planting out process being sped up a bit, as an extra plus. An interesting note on peas: we grew Sugar Anne snap peas (in the states we call the round edible pods snap peas, and the flat varieties snow peas) last year, planting far more than we could keep up with. Quite a few became too tough to eat and were left on the vine, only to grow into some of the best tasting shelling peas we've ever had!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks JWS for these interesting comments. Each climate needs adaptation! our springs are long compared to yours. I think dry peas are underrated, having loved the flavour of my Alderman.

@cyleserra 6 жыл бұрын

Nice kicks Charles... I'm gonna start wearing my brogues in the garden!

@stephentomes2634 6 жыл бұрын

Asked and received you diary (book) for Xmas looking forward to another simple growing year with no dig, twice a week watering and lots of harvest.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 жыл бұрын

Sounds very good Stephen

@RonnieMinh 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the great information and entertainment. From Littlefield Arizona, USA

@northrockboy 4 жыл бұрын

Hooe all is well over there with you. Seeing kids are done with school they are getting excited with our big garden plan. Another month here. Cant wait. Thanks for great channel and info.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

Thankyou it's quiet but ok here and that is a nice silver lining!

@ssing7113 5 жыл бұрын

I’m planting peas tomorrow! Thank you. Watched your pea shoot video also

@yanbbrox 3 жыл бұрын

Charles, don't get me wrong you are the GOAT but I've just planted my fourth planting of peas in August(home garden), my third planted 6 weeks ago are just starting to crop, you can grow peas from Feb to Sept from seed, UK and we like peas!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for pointing this out, it's more that I'm looking to encourage people to get the most from every sowing, which happens from the early sowings. Nice that you are managing that.

@mundomagico7787 3 жыл бұрын

“yum ☺️” ha- pea dance ! 🥰

@jondavies5814 6 жыл бұрын

Great video, you got to love the British weather.

@sidewaysid 4 жыл бұрын

My Old Fella would have loved to have seen your video's, I think I have his green fingers, and I love all your work mate.

@Hosemastenbrook 4 жыл бұрын

You’ve got a nice way of talking. I really enjoy your demeanor.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Eric

@aname5267 Жыл бұрын

Most of my peas sowings seem to just rot away. I’m grateful I’ve got at least some germination this year.

@CharlesDowding1nodig Жыл бұрын

Possibly, you are over watering! Try getting compost, fully moist, then, sowing seeds, then leave unwatered for 3 to 5 days, depending whether they’re in full sunlight, or if it’s grey weather

@jhwheuer 4 жыл бұрын

Very few things get my kids into the garden in the morning as well as fresh peas

@jimmason1072 5 жыл бұрын

I always like to find people showing how they grow peas .....to me the art of growing peas is very " British"( Victorian era)......this is a variety that I have grown for 30+ years and it aways amazes me that it's a real art to discover just how these peas grow...... The start of the pea from it's first "green slip" to the last day that it gets pulled out of the fall garden..... There are very few things in the garden that can look as impressive as well grown 30ft. Row of these tall peas..... In Canada we also call them "tall telephone poles" this video is about the best I have seen....I have in the last 8 or so years have add some "sweet peas" to the row..... It adds some color and attracts the pollinators..... PS....you need to build yourself a walked garden to help with the wind.....

@CharlesDowding1nodig 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jim and a good idea on sweet peas! Yes a wall would be nice.

@eq6179 Жыл бұрын

So cute when you are eating mange tout, you are dancing.

@CharlesDowding1nodig Жыл бұрын

🕺🏼 :)

@HoosierBenzo 6 жыл бұрын

Very enjoyable video. I sowed some Oregon Giant peas in low tunnels here in Oregon today 🤓

@patthompson6255 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Charles, I'm just about to sow my peas so this has been really helpful: your videos are the perfect antidote to 'Corona virus lockdown'

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Pat and happy gardening!

@hippiechickandvintagetom 6 жыл бұрын

Just got your book, "How to create a new Vegetable Garden" in fact; bought two. One as a gift. Loving it. I have gardened all my life. Doing it this year as if it's my first following your guidance. Thank you for your time and these videos. Fantastic....~Hippie Chick~

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 жыл бұрын

Many thanks Hippie Chick and I hope herb sales are good, enjoy the easier methods I give.

@Sparklfoot 4 жыл бұрын

Indeed, nothing like peas fresh off the vine and you’ve got the best climate for them.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

True!

@peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo7920 3 жыл бұрын

You sound like Bugs Bunny crunching his carrot 🥕. But it's a wonderful sounds to hear. Thanks for the lesson. I just planted some peas. Windermere, Florida zone 9b

@microcontrolledbot 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, I'm taking my pea growing game serious this year and this video was very very helpful. I'm in west Texas so i'm hoping a lot of this will still translate. Thank you

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

Yes - and start now if you have not, they dislike heat. Sow January next year, undercover.