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  • From: Road's End Farm <organic87 AT frontiernet.net>
  • To: noraowens AT comcast.net, Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Pea transplant question
  • Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 11:24:27 -0400


On Apr 12, 2010, at 8:57 AM, Nora Owens wrote:

Recently, there was a discussion on starting peas in the greenhouse and then transplanting. I am trying that this season but have a few questions. First, I am in Massachusetts where the weather has warmed up but frost may be a problem for awhile. The seedlings will need to go into the ground soon, so I am thinking of planting them into black plastic (the plastic is warming the soil and will be slit to accommodate a couple of rows of peas) so that they won’t stall out when planted. I can cover with remay if frost is predicted. I am wondering if this idea is completely nuts and whether the black plastic will prove to be too hot for peas. Thanks for your help.
Nora
 

I suspect the plastic would indeed be too hot, and neither it nor the reemay should be necessary. Young peas can take quite a lot of frost, and are very commonly planted here well before the frost free date. Blossoms and pods are much less hardy; but by the time they go into bloom I expect you'll be warmer.


-- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 5 mostly
(where I am about to transplant out onions, parsley, etc.; also well before our usual frost free date, though what this year thinks it is doing is entirely unclear. 80's last week, 32º last night.)
Fresh-market organic produce, small scale






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