Nov. 11 Pea Update

My peas were starting to tie themselves to each other and pull each other down, so it was time to take some sewing thread and tie each plant to a separate post that they can grow up. Last time I used nylon string, but I don't think that string that thick or strong was necessary. It was also ugly. Hopefully the thread idea will work.



These plants are not looking so hot. I don't know why--is it the soil? Their location in the garden? I also noticed that these plants were already producing flowers and even a couple of peas. Since I know these plants are supposed to grow to 2 feet and they are only about 6 inches right now, I pinched off the peas and the flowers in the hopes of encouraging the plants to get taller and stronger before they put their energy into producing peas. It is my hope that this wil prevent further dying of the bottom leaves. It's so hard to pinch off those beautiful pea blossoms, though.