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["Lynn Wigglesworth" <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>]

> Now that is a method I could definitely use here.
> How large are your pea patches?
> What kind of shell peas have you grown like this?  Are you talking about
> lima beans or butter beans or something like black-eyed peas? I need to
> grow more small red field peas.
> I love the Texas Fair brand of Field peas.  When it comes to field peas,
> I'm picky and no other brand will do.

Wow; I'm getting really confused. In the north, "pea" means English (shell) 
pea, or snow or snap pea...in the  south, there seems to be dozens of types 
of  "peas". I've heard of field peas, but I don't think they are grown much 
in this area. Can you grow English peas all summer in the south? I know that 
they do in England, but they have generally cooler weather, even cooler than 
I have here. I've heard of English 'marrowfat' peas (or 'mushy' peas) and 
I'd like to try them, but can't find a source.

I've made two plantings of peas (English...'Misty', and 'Lincoln'); the 
first one on 3/17 and the second on 4/1. Neither has come up yet, so I 
looked around for them. They have both sprouted and are at ezactly the same 
stage. Boy, you can't fool Mother Nature, huh? They will come up when THEY 
think it's right, not in relation to when I plant them. At least they didn't 
rot in the cold wet soil like they often do. I still have some 'Little 
Marvel' to plant.

Lynn Wigglesworth
Tioga Co. PA