Garden and Planting Peas 22 April 2007.

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  1. Durgan

    Durgan Contributor 10 Years

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    22 April 2007 Zone 5. http://gardenpeas.notlong.com/

    Pictures of the Garden with emphasis on the method of planting peas. First the row is rototilled, a layer of toilet paper is put down and wet, then the peas are spaced carefully, then another layer of toilet paper is put over the seeds, then a layer of sand it placed over the row, then watered.

    I use sandy soil for covering, since it does not coagulate (a hard crust forming) like a clay soil does after a rain. The sand absorbs the shock of the rain, and prevents disturbing the seeds until they germinate. The sand is more soil than actual sandy grains.

    So far this spring I have planted fifty potatoes, onion bulbs, radishes, beets, carrots and peas. This is Zone 5 and most people would consider this too early, but from past experience I find these vegetables can withstand the frosts encountered over the next month. If the temperature goes too low I will cover with a large pool tarp, which I have available.

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  2. Anne58

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    Hi Durgan,

    Seems to be a bad link on this one too . . . . .
     

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