I have small spaces to grow and a long list of seeds that I intend to grow each year so I love using containers when possible. It allows me to put plants in places that wouldn't naturally grow food such as a concrete pad. I have learned the techniques of intensive gardening and succession planting to make it work. Peas are one of my favorite veg to grow and I eat them all before they get into the house. So I have to plant them as early as possible to get the full crop before I have to remove them to make room for the heat loving veg. Timing is the trick for me. Great video. 2 thumbs up for keeping it simple and to the point. Thanks for all your hard work.
Thanks for the kind words! Good point about utilizing spots you can't grow plant in otherwise with containers. Planting time is coming soon! Can't wait for those first snap peas.
Great video, Jim! I like to have extra vines to harvest the shoots. Everyone is amazed by how they taste exactly like the vegetable. They add so much flavor to a salad. Yum! And the plants are so pretty. Win win win. 🤣
Thanks Jennifer! And thanks for the tip on eating the shoots too. I have to say that I've never actually tried that. Now I have to. You're so right about the triple win :)
@@julie5654 hi! I wait until they have a good 4-6 inches on them, and as they get taller focus on the new shoots. They are so delicious! I think starting a tray indoors would work similarly - just like the method for micro-greens.
Great content. Sugar snap peas are the ultimate snacking pea, and you can just have a bunch of bushes in your garden to eat while you're out there working.
Those are very nice peas and you've given me an idea. Next week, I'll take the buckets I grew some tomatoes in last year and grow peas up the tomato cages. I've also had success planting tomatoes in areas where the peas are established. When the peas die back they feed to tomatoes. I've re-ordered most of my tomato varieties and few different ones to try. The cherry tomatoes I started a few days after I started the first batch are healthy, so I know it's not in the starting soil or my grow area. The seed company has been contacted, but I haven't heard anything from them. I really hated throwing out seeds from varieties I've been selectively saving from for years.
That sounds like a pretty good plan for the peas, Rose! I sure hope you at the very least get your money back on those seeds. Glad to hear that the cherry tomatoes don't show any signs of it. Good luck with the new seeds when you get them! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!
I love peas, but have never grown them in a container. This year, we discovered we enjoy the shoots, as well, so I’ve planted a second crop for just the shoots. Thanks for the video!
The shoots are quite delicious AND a delicacy. We sautee it with some garlic. It is available in NJ where I live in Asian grocery stores, $9-10/lb. Not cheap at all. AND I have not been able to grow peas for the last 3 years AT ALL, just died, wilted, diseased... etc. But WILL GROW IN 2024 spring for sure. Both in ground AND in containers (this vid. was amazing).
These were our favorite treat and we kids fought over the last one. Haven't seen them in a grocery store in decades, so I'm going to grow my own! Can't wait.
I’ve never grown peas before, but I have grown sweet pea flowers and they’re very similar so I just grew them all together this year one row of sweet peas in between a row of peas. I don’t know how they’ll do, but we’ll see.
I can't wait to grow my peas this spring. I haven't grown them in a few years, because my first attempt at growing them as a novice gardener didn't go well, and it soured on me trying again for a while (I had tried growing them in June in Utah. Obviously, it didn't work out, but now I know better.). I'm planning on growing them at the very edge of my raised garden bed, as well as in some grow bags next to the bed, trellising them together and maximizing my small space.
Sounds like you have a good plan for them now, Keira. Planting them too late is something I'm sure lots of folks have done. Good luck with your growing season!
Hi there, we're a pea breeding company and I'm just wondering which type of peas do you prefer to put in a pot and do you have a certain vine type that you prefer? Thank you!
For our area to grow in a pot, I prefer Sugar Ann for a snap pea. I prefer Lillian's Caseload for a shelling pea, and Snowbird for a snow pea. There are other good ones out there though. I like types that require little to no support and don't grow very tall.
Jim, I've never grown peas in containers, but I love that idea. Last spring, I purchased a bunch of 15-gallon size grow-bags (they were cheaper by the dozen), lol. I have a bunch of them that I didn't use last season, so I'm all set for this coming spring to grow peas. I can't believe that this didn't occur to me. Thanks for this idea! I hope you two Kansas lovebirds have a great weekend. ~Margie
Thanks Margie! Sounds like you have everything you need to hit the ground running this spring. I got a bunch of 10 gallon ones. I almost got 15 gallon, but the only ones I've ever used are 25, and I wanted to try smaller. I'm trying several different types. Hope you have a great weekend too!
I've done peas in a container for the last two years but both years they turn brown and stringy at the base they don't seem happy and healthy and I am not sure what I am doing wrong.
This fall is my first attempt to grow Thomas Laxton peas. My plants are over 18” tall but so far no blooms have formed yet. Does it take a while for the blooms to form?
I just started watching you and like to ask you a couple questions I live here in Texas where can I find Bamboo and then can you please tell me what month is the best time to start planning your peace your cream peas and your papa hubs and okra and squash thank you and God bless you
Well, Texas is a big place. It goes from zone 6a to 9b, and there is a big difference in those zones. I plant okra after the danger of frost has past. You can plant peas several weeks before the last frost date.
doesnt work in the desert southwest .Too hot! Cant plant anything that close to sides no matter what color bucket is and you have to paint outside white or some reflective color .Black gets way to hot
Sorry to hear that, Duane. Seems like every area has its pros and cons. We get pretty hot here in summer, so I have to start them early and hope it doesn't get hot earlier than normal.
Snap peas are my favorite garden snack. Been eating from my potted plants for about a month now zone 9b. Then I plant bush beans in the same pots when the peas slow down. I haven't been successful in the fall planting though.
Nice! Ours haven't sprouted yet, but they will soon. I like your strategy on planting bush beans after the peas. I've been thinking about doing that with ours too.
We're looking at putting a mini greenhouse as part of our goat/sheep/chicken shed so I have been thinking about trying peas in it once it is done! I did peas in the ground once and while they were super tasty, I hated how much garden space they took up ...
I like the mini greenhouse idea! I know what you mean about using garden space of them. Even though they are early, they use up space that would give other crops an earlier start. That's one reason I went with a container for these.
I'm planting sugar snap peas again for the 3rd time in a container. My first try was a total flop. I planted them last fall again and they were beautiful plants, but never flowered at all. They froze. So I'm planting them again tomorrow. I've heard the 3rd time is a charm. We will see.
Great timing! It is time to start peas here in zone 7a any time now. Since one of my gardens is being reconfigured and I haven't finished that work yet, so using some 5 gallon containers I have lying around makes perfect sense. They'll be freed up about the time I'd need them for something else. Last year is the first time I got a meaningful pea harvest, with a range of sizes from 6" (Tom Thumb, super early) through 5' tall. This year I'm trying a couple of snap peas for the first time. Do you like to soak the peas or use inoculant before planting? I've tried both the last 2 years, but don't have enough data points for any firm conclusions.
I ended up shortening some old tomato cages that fit perfectly in the pots with peas. I ended up planting 4 types of peas in pots, 3 of the 4 came up beautifully and are now about a foot tall, the 4th did not germinate at all. I also planted 4 types of peas in-ground in the other garden a few days later, they are all up too; one of those are just inside a 4' fence, the other 3 I added low wire fences for them to grow on. I should come up with a good temporary wire trellis I can put in a 1' x 3' bed for next year...
Thanks for sharing this video! I’m a gardener too and I’m researching all the things I can grow in containers. I’m happy it led me to find you. I’m so happy it did your channel has so much to offer! This is very helpful. Thanks for teaching me something new. I hope we can learn more from each other as we grow our gardens and our channels!
Hi! We're currently growing the sugar ann dwarf peas (2 plants) indoors and so far so good. It's staying nice and compact, but we also bought another supposedly dwarf variety (Dwarf Gray Sugar Pod Snap Pea) & those two are growing very well but don't seem to be much of a dwarf at all, they're taking over the space in front of them, fortunately we can afford to let them just go crazy where they're spilling over LOL
@@MidwestGardener I think I mentioned to you a while back that last winter we grew magnolia blossom sugar snap tendril peas indoors over the winter to have enough seed to sow in spring and while it worked, the plants were covered with powdery mildew. This year we don't have a humidifier in the same room as the peas and that seems to have kept the powdery mildew away, thankfully.
thanks for this straightforward look at container growing for peas!! i'm growing peas for the first time this year, and i wasn't sure how many plants i could grow in one container, so it's good to know that i can crowd them a bit without worry. also helpful to see they appreciate a bit of support! (i made the mistake of starting my peas in a tray, not realizing how quickly they would grow, and now i need to transplant them as soon as possible before their roots are completely out of control... i will definitely be sowing them directly into their final container next year!)
I’ve never grown peas before because I have deer challenges, I’m thinking I’ve been fight deer this far…why not since I can move the container. I’m going to try. Thx
Those are some pretty pea plants. I grow mine on a large tomato cage. My first crop died, too hot. Second crop is now producing, finally. We made it back into the 80s after our little cold spell. Going to start my seeds this weekend. I never got any shishito peppers. I'll try again. I found 7 very early swallowtail caterpillars the other day. I'm not ready for them this early, they usually don't arrive until early May. Have a great weekend.🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋
Thanks Shirley! You're going to make us jealous talking about your current crop. It's still going to be a while till we can even plant seeds here. Wow....caterpillars already! We've got a long ways to wait for those. You have a great weekend too!
@@MidwestGardener Sorry. Sometimes I brag too much about our weather. I'm hoping those caterpillars are just a fluke. It's way too early. Take care.🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋
Well, I don't have a video on how I do it, but it's mainly because I start them about 6 weeks before I want to plan them. They are mostly under indoor lighting until it is time to harden them off.
Great info. Peas are one of our arch nemesis grows over here. Horrible results. We are most likely skipping them this year but alot of good info in this video to help out next time. Our planting and timing were way off. Thanks for the share!
I grew snap pea plants from packets of peas I bought. They are not doing well. I don't know if it's because I planted them too late (I had to wait till the raised beds were built.) I transferred them from little grow trays where they'd sat for at least a month, in mid-June. I'm in zone 5 in the U.S. I hope I do better next year. Thanks for posting your video.... maybe I just have a brown thumb.
I'm not sure what the temps are where you are, but peas don't like the heat. It would be way too late for them to do well here. My guess is that you might have planted just a little too late.
@@MidwestGardener Yes, you are probably right. As I said, I had no place to plant them until maybe mid to late June, and it's been terribly hot. Thank you for your reply! I've saved your helpful video and hope to use it for next year 😊
I am just starting my first pee plant in a container, they are also inside right next to an open window with lodes of sun. Been about 5 ,6 days. And it's growing great
It's great to hear that you have some growing, Michael! I hope you are in a northern zone though. It would be too late to start them where we are in zone 6b.
I'm not sure exactly how far their roots reach. I can measure a few grow bags and containers I've grown them in if you want. I grew them in 10 gallon grow bags this year.
@@0xeb- I was mistaken. This year, I grew them in 7 gallon grow bags, that are about 12 inches deep by about 13 inches wide. The other container was 12 inches deep by about 14 inches wide.
Lots of people eat pea shoots. They are basically that last 4 to 6 inches of new growth. Older growth usually starts to get fibrous and woody. Some people grow peas just to harvest the shoots.
Thank you so much for your video. I'm new at gardening but I've just bought some sugar snap seedlings to grow with my toddler. I think she will love eating them ☺
Glad it was helpful! I think it's great that you are introducing your toddler to how plants and food grow! One thing to know about peas is that they don't like hot weather.
@@MidwestGardener Thanks for the tip! I'm in Australia so it's nice and chilly here for a few more months. Our broccoli here is $11.50/kg at the moment so very keen to get some veggies growing, and of course teach our girl where food comes from 🤗🌱
@@hope2029 Peas are self pollinating as far as I know. For self pollinating plants, you can gently shake the flowers occasionally to mimic an outdoor breeze.
Don't cut the end of the electric tie they can easily be undone and reused. Just a little heads up for the environment. Thanx for the video.
You're welcome! Thanks for the tip!
I have small spaces to grow and a long list of seeds that I intend to grow each year so I love using containers when possible. It allows me to put plants in places that wouldn't naturally grow food such as a concrete pad. I have learned the techniques of intensive gardening and succession planting to make it work. Peas are one of my favorite veg to grow and I eat them all before they get into the house. So I have to plant them as early as possible to get the full crop before I have to remove them to make room for the heat loving veg. Timing is the trick for me. Great video. 2 thumbs up for keeping it simple and to the point. Thanks for all your hard work.
Thanks for the kind words! Good point about utilizing spots you can't grow plant in otherwise with containers. Planting time is coming soon! Can't wait for those first snap peas.
Niiiice!!! What planting material did you use for the peas @MidwestGardener? Thank you!
Such a soft whispery voice.
Soothing voice. Great content. Just subscribed!
Thanks a bunch, Kendall! I really appreciate it!
Good to know multiple can be grown in a pot! space saver. Thank you!
You're welcome, Tabatha! Good luck with yours.
I could listen to you speak all day, so soothing and calming, thank you for the video! ❤
Wow, thank you!
Sooo soothing before bed
Have never grown peas before, but I bought some this year and will be planting them this afternoon in a pot. Thank you for your guidance!
You're welcome! Glad I could help!
Thank you for this great post. I would like to do this for a client with a balcony as these beans are her favourites.
You're welcome! Glad it was helpful!
Awesome info Mr. Jim. We love growing peas in our used straw bales. Love how you showed growing them in pots. Stay safe and have a great weekend!
Thanks CB! It won't be long until it's time for you to fire up those straw bales again. You guys have a great weekend!
Great video. I LOVE eating peas straight from the garden.
Thanks! That's when they are the best.
@@MidwestGardener They never make it into the house. lol
I’ve grown my peas in a large container which have been very successful a great informative video. 😊
Thanks! And thanks for sharing how container peas have worked for you.
Great video, Jim! I like to have extra vines to harvest the shoots. Everyone is amazed by how they taste exactly like the vegetable. They add so much flavor to a salad. Yum! And the plants are so pretty. Win win win. 🤣
Thanks Jennifer! And thanks for the tip on eating the shoots too. I have to say that I've never actually tried that. Now I have to. You're so right about the triple win :)
When do you pick the shoot? How long is it?
@@julie5654 hi! I wait until they have a good 4-6 inches on them, and as they get taller focus on the new shoots. They are so delicious! I think starting a tray indoors would work similarly - just like the method for micro-greens.
Great content. Sugar snap peas are the ultimate snacking pea, and you can just have a bunch of bushes in your garden to eat while you're out there working.
Thanks Brandon! I totally agree. It won't be long and it will be time to plant them again.
Those are very nice peas and you've given me an idea. Next week, I'll take the buckets I grew some tomatoes in last year and grow peas up the tomato cages. I've also had success planting tomatoes in areas where the peas are established. When the peas die back they feed to tomatoes.
I've re-ordered most of my tomato varieties and few different ones to try. The cherry tomatoes I started a few days after I started the first batch are healthy, so I know it's not in the starting soil or my grow area. The seed company has been contacted, but I haven't heard anything from them. I really hated throwing out seeds from varieties I've been selectively saving from for years.
That sounds like a pretty good plan for the peas, Rose! I sure hope you at the very least get your money back on those seeds. Glad to hear that the cherry tomatoes don't show any signs of it. Good luck with the new seeds when you get them! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!
@@MidwestGardener Thanks! Have a great weekend!
Thanks a bunch! You have a great weekend too!
I love peas, but have never grown them in a container. This year, we discovered we enjoy the shoots, as well, so I’ve planted a second crop for just the shoots. Thanks for the video!
Thanks for sharing about the shoots, Zachary! I'm going to have to give that a try.
The shoots are quite delicious AND a delicacy. We sautee it with some garlic. It is available in NJ where I live in Asian grocery stores, $9-10/lb. Not cheap at all. AND I have not been able to grow peas for the last 3 years AT ALL, just died, wilted, diseased... etc. But WILL GROW IN 2024 spring for sure. Both in ground AND in containers (this vid. was amazing).
How deep does the container have to be for peas? The container I have is only 5" deep So I'm kind of worried, The container itself is 12"
That isn't very deep. I've never tried it, so I can't say if that would work. There is only one way to find out....give it a try.
These were our favorite treat and we kids fought over the last one. Haven't seen them in a grocery store in decades, so I'm going to grow my own! Can't wait.
We love them too. Good luck!
Do you think vine veggies like peas or cucumbers would grow in a PVC pipe with lg. holes in it?
I can't really say for sure. I've never tried it.
I’ve never grown peas before, but I have grown sweet pea flowers and they’re very similar so I just grew them all together this year one row of sweet peas in between a row of peas. I don’t know how they’ll do, but we’ll see.
Good luck! Hope they do great for you!
I can't wait to grow my peas this spring. I haven't grown them in a few years, because my first attempt at growing them as a novice gardener didn't go well, and it soured on me trying again for a while (I had tried growing them in June in Utah. Obviously, it didn't work out, but now I know better.). I'm planning on growing them at the very edge of my raised garden bed, as well as in some grow bags next to the bed, trellising them together and maximizing my small space.
Sounds like you have a good plan for them now, Keira. Planting them too late is something I'm sure lots of folks have done. Good luck with your growing season!
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Hi there, we're a pea breeding company and I'm just wondering which type of peas do you prefer to put in a pot and do you have a certain vine type that you prefer?
Thank you!
For our area to grow in a pot, I prefer Sugar Ann for a snap pea. I prefer Lillian's Caseload for a shelling pea, and Snowbird for a snow pea. There are other good ones out there though. I like types that require little to no support and don't grow very tall.
Jim, I've never grown peas in containers, but I love that idea. Last spring, I purchased a bunch of 15-gallon size grow-bags (they were cheaper by the dozen), lol. I have a bunch of them that I didn't use last season, so I'm all set for this coming spring to grow peas. I can't believe that this didn't occur to me. Thanks for this idea! I hope you two Kansas lovebirds have a great weekend. ~Margie
Thanks Margie! Sounds like you have everything you need to hit the ground running this spring. I got a bunch of 10 gallon ones. I almost got 15 gallon, but the only ones I've ever used are 25, and I wanted to try smaller. I'm trying several different types. Hope you have a great weekend too!
I've done peas in a container for the last two years but both years they turn brown and stringy at the base they don't seem happy and healthy and I am not sure what I am doing wrong.
I'm not sure either. Maybe they need to be harvested a little sooner.
This fall is my first attempt to grow Thomas Laxton peas. My plants are over 18” tall but so far no blooms have formed yet.
Does it take a while for the blooms to form?
Well, if they haven't started to form yet, I would think they should soon. Everything grows slower in the fall though.
Love seeing your garden flourish! 🌻
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
Great informative video. Thank you!
You're welcome! Glad it was helpful!
New subscriber! Great video! Are there water holes in your container bottom??
Thanks for subscribing! Yes, the container has drain holes.
I just started watching you and like to ask you a couple questions I live here in Texas where can I find Bamboo and then can you please tell me what month is the best time to start planning your peace your cream peas and your papa hubs and okra and squash thank you and God bless you
Well, Texas is a big place. It goes from zone 6a to 9b, and there is a big difference in those zones. I plant okra after the danger of frost has past. You can plant peas several weeks before the last frost date.
doesnt work in the desert southwest .Too hot! Cant plant anything that close to sides no matter what color bucket is and you have to paint outside white or some reflective color .Black gets way to hot
Sorry to hear that, Duane. Seems like every area has its pros and cons. We get pretty hot here in summer, so I have to start them early and hope it doesn't get hot earlier than normal.
I’m trying sugar snap peas for the first time in 5 gallon grow bags.
Good luck with them!
Awesome tutorial for newbies like me. Thanks a bunch. Enjoy the weekend.
Thanks! Glad you thought so. I hope it helps a few folks. You have a great weekend too!
Snap peas are my favorite garden snack. Been eating from my potted plants for about a month now zone 9b. Then I plant bush beans in the same pots when the peas slow down. I haven't been successful in the fall planting though.
Nice! Ours haven't sprouted yet, but they will soon. I like your strategy on planting bush beans after the peas. I've been thinking about doing that with ours too.
We're looking at putting a mini greenhouse as part of our goat/sheep/chicken shed so I have been thinking about trying peas in it once it is done! I did peas in the ground once and while they were super tasty, I hated how much garden space they took up ...
I like the mini greenhouse idea! I know what you mean about using garden space of them. Even though they are early, they use up space that would give other crops an earlier start. That's one reason I went with a container for these.
I'm planting sugar snap peas again for the 3rd time in a container. My first try was a total flop. I planted them last fall again and they were beautiful plants, but never flowered at all. They froze. So I'm planting them again tomorrow. I've heard the 3rd time is a charm. We will see.
I hope the 3rd time is a charm, Connie! I like that you didn't give up after the first time. Good luck with them!
Great timing! It is time to start peas here in zone 7a any time now. Since one of my gardens is being reconfigured and I haven't finished that work yet, so using some 5 gallon containers I have lying around makes perfect sense. They'll be freed up about the time I'd need them for something else. Last year is the first time I got a meaningful pea harvest, with a range of sizes from 6" (Tom Thumb, super early) through 5' tall. This year I'm trying a couple of snap peas for the first time.
Do you like to soak the peas or use inoculant before planting? I've tried both the last 2 years, but don't have enough data points for any firm conclusions.
I don't soak the peas before I plant or use inoculant. I just make sure to not let the soil dry completely till they sprout.
I ended up shortening some old tomato cages that fit perfectly in the pots with peas. I ended up planting 4 types of peas in pots, 3 of the 4 came up beautifully and are now about a foot tall, the 4th did not germinate at all. I also planted 4 types of peas in-ground in the other garden a few days later, they are all up too; one of those are just inside a 4' fence, the other 3 I added low wire fences for them to grow on. I should come up with a good temporary wire trellis I can put in a 1' x 3' bed for next year...
@@davidniemi6553 Nice! Sounds like they are well on their way. Thanks for the update!
can u use a tomato cage for support as I have many?
Yes you can.
Thanks for sharing this video! I’m a gardener too and I’m researching all the things I can grow in containers. I’m happy it led me to find you. I’m so happy it did your channel has so much to offer! This is very helpful. Thanks for teaching me something new. I hope we can learn more from each other as we grow our gardens and our channels!
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Yes i have my granddaughter love's evrithing i plan in container tomatos ..cucambers ..and salads..
Great to hear that you have a granddaughter to grow things for!
@@MidwestGardener thank you..!!!!
@@agathakourtesis1244 You're welcome!
Great video with lots of useful information. Thank you.
Thanks Joy!
I think I’ll use this method this year, to avoid the cold snaps that always seem to stunt my peas.👍
I hope it works well for you too!
Hi! Thanks for the video! What size of container would I need in order to plant this many pea seeds?
You're welcome! I used 10 gallon grow bags last year.
@@MidwestGardener thank you!! I subscribed to your channel.
@@Kelly_Mae Thanks for subscribing! I really appreciate it!
I have a ten litre pot, is it okay to add about 25 peas if they have an each apart?
I think that might be crowding a little bit. I only plant about 10 peas in a grow bag that is about 38 liters.
@@MidwestGardener Perfect. Will thin them out when they sprout !
I’m going to grow some in a pot as I only have a path thanks ♥️🏴England
You're welcome! Good luck!
Great vid! I’m looking forward to growing some Sugar Daddy Peas in a pot now. Glad I found your channel. Just subbed.
Thanks for subbing, Susan! I'm glad you found my channel too!
Hi! We're currently growing the sugar ann dwarf peas (2 plants) indoors and so far so good. It's staying nice and compact, but we also bought another supposedly dwarf variety (Dwarf Gray Sugar Pod Snap Pea) & those two are growing very well but don't seem to be much of a dwarf at all, they're taking over the space in front of them, fortunately we can afford to let them just go crazy where they're spilling over LOL
Sounds like they are doing pretty well for you. You must be doing something right!
@@MidwestGardener I think I mentioned to you a while back that last winter we grew magnolia blossom sugar snap tendril peas indoors over the winter to have enough seed to sow in spring and while it worked, the plants were covered with powdery mildew. This year we don't have a humidifier in the same room as the peas and that seems to have kept the powdery mildew away, thankfully.
Had a 6x6 full of them last year, underestimates how big they would grow, It looked amazing though
Nice! I bet it did look amazing!
Thank you 🙏🏾
You're welcome!
I bought some sugar pea few days ago and didn't know Dwarf Pea exist. Will look some and plant this year.
Good luck! I hope you find some.
thanks for this straightforward look at container growing for peas!! i'm growing peas for the first time this year, and i wasn't sure how many plants i could grow in one container, so it's good to know that i can crowd them a bit without worry. also helpful to see they appreciate a bit of support! (i made the mistake of starting my peas in a tray, not realizing how quickly they would grow, and now i need to transplant them as soon as possible before their roots are completely out of control... i will definitely be sowing them directly into their final container next year!)
You're welcome! Glad I could help. I hope your first try at peas goes well for you!
Thank you ❤
You're welcome!
I’ve never grown peas before because I have deer challenges, I’m thinking I’ve been fight deer this far…why not since I can move the container. I’m going to try. Thx
I hope it goes well for you, Andrea! Good luck!
Good video
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
Those are some pretty pea plants. I grow mine on a large tomato cage. My first crop died, too hot. Second crop is now producing, finally. We made it back into the 80s after our little cold spell. Going to start my seeds this weekend. I never got any shishito peppers. I'll try again. I found 7 very early swallowtail caterpillars the other day. I'm not ready for them this early, they usually don't arrive until early May. Have a great weekend.🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋
Thanks Shirley! You're going to make us jealous talking about your current crop. It's still going to be a while till we can even plant seeds here. Wow....caterpillars already! We've got a long ways to wait for those. You have a great weekend too!
@@MidwestGardener Sorry. Sometimes I brag too much about our weather. I'm hoping those caterpillars are just a fluke. It's way too early. Take care.🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋
@@shirleyk623 Hey, I would be bragging too if we were that warm :) Yes, seems pretty early for caterpillars.
Great video, I’m going to plant my peas in a grow bag. Excited for the results. Thanks for sharing
Thanks! Good luck with your peas!
Love your videos and your voice. So soothing and calming. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much! Glad you enjoy the videos!
…what an awesome presentation…🤗…informative and relaxing 🪴 perfect !
Thank you very much! I really appreciate that!
Great vid. Maybe I plant mine to shallow I only plant mine half that deep. ?
Well, as long as they grow well, I'm not sure how much difference it makes.
@@MidwestGardener thanks I really like you're videos cuz I live in northwest Indiana so I grow the same type of plants.
@@adamwiseman5831 You're welcome!
Great video 😊
Thanks! 😊
Good morning Jim.
Can you please do a video on how you grow seedlings of tomatoes that are so tall. Thanks
Well, I don't have a video on how I do it, but it's mainly because I start them about 6 weeks before I want to plan them. They are mostly under indoor lighting until it is time to harden them off.
I’ve never grown peas in a container but I’m excited to give it a try. Thanks for this video. It was a breathe of spring.
Thanks, and you're so welcome! I hope your first attempt goes great!
Such a soothing relaxing voice! Loved listening to this video and learning so much
Glad you enjoyed it!
Currently growing snap peas and this video was very helpful thank you mid west farmer
You're welcome, Rochelle! Glad that I could help!
Thank you for great information. How do you prevent them from white powder?
You're welcome! I don't do anything special for them.
Nice
Hi I'm Bangladeshi from 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
Thanks! It's always great to hear from viewers in Bangladesh!
I just looooove the way you teach... makes me feel like i can do anything...lol. I'm going to put mine in today!
Thanks you for the kind words! You can do anything. It's just a matter of practice and persistence :)
Great info. Peas are one of our arch nemesis grows over here. Horrible results. We are most likely skipping them this year but alot of good info in this video to help out next time. Our planting and timing were way off. Thanks for the share!
Thanks UT! Yep, we all have a couple of those arch nemesis grows. You still get the max out of the space you have!
My peas are growing over like a vine , they do not stand up like that.
The tendrils should grab a trellis if one is available.
@@MidwestGardener thank you ❤️ I am a newbie ❤️
@@colenewaltersmusicandother9330 You're welcome!
Thanks for the ideas,am growing mine in a container also hope it grows like yours
You're welcome! Good luck!
I am going to grow in containers this month for the first time. Next to my fence and making the teepee. Thank you
You're welcome! Good luck!
What an excellent idea, I will try this as I only have a certain amount of space in my garden, thank you for sharing.
You're welcome! Good luck with it!
That's amazing thank you. God Bless you
You're welcome! Glad I could help!
Great information on container sowing peas. Nice how you grew them in pots. Stay safe and have a warm weekend!
Thanks! The snow is finally starting to melt a little here. It will be time to plant some peas again early next month. Have a great weekend!
Getting into growing for a hobby and glad to see i can get away with using containers.
I hope you enjoy the journey. It's a lot of fun.
I grew snap pea plants from packets of peas I bought. They are not doing well. I don't know if it's because I planted them too late (I had to wait till the raised beds were built.) I transferred them from little grow trays where they'd sat for at least a month, in mid-June. I'm in zone 5 in the U.S. I hope I do better next year. Thanks for posting your video.... maybe I just have a brown thumb.
I'm not sure what the temps are where you are, but peas don't like the heat. It would be way too late for them to do well here. My guess is that you might have planted just a little too late.
@@MidwestGardener Yes, you are probably right. As I said, I had no place to plant them until maybe mid to late June, and it's been terribly hot. Thank you for your reply! I've saved your helpful video and hope to use it for next year 😊
@@littleredhen2894 Thanks! Good luck with the rest of your season!
@@MidwestGardener I'll keep you posted 🍃
@@littleredhen2894 Thanks!
Growing peas in a pot for the first time! Looking forward! Thank you for the video!
You're welcome! Good luck!
good god your voice is relaxing. awesome video, thank you.
Thanks Pam! I can't help the voice. It's just what I was born with :)
I have never grown them in a container, but I will do it this year. thank you
It never hurts to try, just to see if it works for you. Good luck!
I am just starting my first pee plant in a container, they are also inside right next to an open window with lodes of sun. Been about 5 ,6 days. And it's growing great
It's great to hear that you have some growing, Michael! I hope you are in a northern zone though. It would be too late to start them where we are in zone 6b.
Yes love the sugar snap peas right outside the door easy nutritious snack
Great idea to have them closer!
Just planted mine today with the help of your videos. Thank you!
You're welcome! I hope you have plenty of cooler weather ahead. They don't really like it hot.
Jim, how deep can my container be? Or put in another way, how deep their roots go?
I'm not sure exactly how far their roots reach. I can measure a few grow bags and containers I've grown them in if you want. I grew them in 10 gallon grow bags this year.
@@MidwestGardener Thanks. That would be helpful. I have a pot that is 6” deep only. It is 7x17 wide.
@@0xeb- I was mistaken. This year, I grew them in 7 gallon grow bags, that are about 12 inches deep by about 13 inches wide. The other container was 12 inches deep by about 14 inches wide.
@@MidwestGardener thanks. So it seems minimum is 10 inches deep.
im growing peas in a container this year for the first time im very excited!
Good luck! It's a fun time of year.
You have such a calming voice. Love from London England x
Thanks Bea! Always great to hear from viewers from England!
Worked great... Only problem ...the dear loved em too
Oh no! Yep, I'm sure they do.
i liked the video thanks, planting some later today
Thanks Stu! I hope they do well for you!
Could I eat the leaves of the peas ?
Lots of people eat pea shoots. They are basically that last 4 to 6 inches of new growth. Older growth usually starts to get fibrous and woody. Some people grow peas just to harvest the shoots.
@@MidwestGardener Thank you :)
Thank you for your great content! Very helpful!
You're welcome! Glad it was helpful!
Perfect, covered everything I needed to know!
Glad I could help!
Wow
I've never grown them but I will now.
I hope they do great for you!
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Thank you very much!
Thank you so much for your video. I'm new at gardening but I've just bought some sugar snap seedlings to grow with my toddler. I think she will love eating them ☺
Glad it was helpful! I think it's great that you are introducing your toddler to how plants and food grow! One thing to know about peas is that they don't like hot weather.
@@MidwestGardener Thanks for the tip! I'm in Australia so it's nice and chilly here for a few more months. Our broccoli here is $11.50/kg at the moment so very keen to get some veggies growing, and of course teach our girl where food comes from 🤗🌱
@@kaliebird8026 Sounds perfect! Yes, there is a lot more incentive to grow some of your own veggies now. Good luck!
Wow interesting video 💛
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Yum! I love sugar snap peas.
Me too! It won't be long until it is time to plant them again.
I love your simple video 😊
Thank you! 😊
I'm never growing peas
Sorry to hear that, Agnes.
I am growing indoors do they have to be germinated?
I'm not sure exactly what you mean. When you plant the seed and it sprouts, that means it has germinated.
@@MidwestGardener I meant pollinated, it's indoors so will the plant need a bee or something to grow peas?
@@hope2029 Peas are self pollinating as far as I know. For self pollinating plants, you can gently shake the flowers occasionally to mimic an outdoor breeze.
@@MidwestGardener wonderful, shoots are 3" high so far, will let you know how it goes. Thank you🙂
@@hope2029 Thanks. I've never tried them indoors.
That sync 1:07 though
Thanks.
Perfect timing!
Glad to hear it!
Great! Tyfs!
You're welcome, Cynthia!