What: Seed (D.T. Brown Snow Peas).
Where: Large Rectangular Self Watering Planter against wall.
When: Feb 2009(?).
Sown in: Yates Premium Seed Raising Potting Mix at a depth of 3cm.
Fertiliser: Thin layer of RICHGROW: Organic Blood and Bone + Trace Elements & Sulphate of Potash 100mm below surface. Weekly application of YATES: Multi-Nutrient Plant Food with Seaweed at 5ml/L.
Advertised Germination: 7-10 days.
Actual Germination: 10 days.
Advertised Maturity: 14 weeks.
Actual Maturity: 12 Weeks.
Grown in an area that received mostly reflective light as seedlings but full sun for about 6 hours a day when shoots were above 25cm..
Produced heaps of peas for 2 months before starting to die from the base upwards coinciding with an infestation of tiny black insects on leaves.
Early June 2009
Early June 2009
Some unknown tiny black bugs
Tiny black insects sprayed with MULTICROP: Pyrethrum + Garlic Insect Spray in mid July.
27 June 2009
All three plants have set off new shoots which are producing peas
Harvested the last few peas and pulled the pin on these three plants on 5 July 2009.
Turned over the soil, added more blood and bone and planted Garlic in the planter.
5 October 2009
I planted 6 seeds in the same container in the same spot following the harvest of Spring Onions from the container. Snow pea seeds were sown in a row along the back with a row of spring onions sown along the front.
12 October 2009
Right on time, 10 days after planting. Two seeds didn't germinate though so I put in another couple to try again.
18 October 2009
7 November 2009
18 October 2009
7 November 2009
These plants have suffered terribly from a lack of sun and as a result are almost dead. I did manage to get half a dozen peas off them but what's left will be going in the bin and I'll try again when the sun returns.
10 December 2009
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