Pulsegleaner
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Mine I'm just letting climb up on their own in the "whiskey barrels" (now a misnomer, as the actual half whisky barrels disintegrated ages ago and were replaced with large plastic pots.) They seem to be fine with it.
If you are planning to EAT any of the seeds at the end, read up on lathyrism (i.e. why you should take it easy on them). In general, the paler the seeds the less ODAP and BAPN they will have, and the safer they will be. So when and if yours flower, you should be marking the WHITE flowered ones for eating. (generally, the Italian ones tend to be lower in the nasty stuff than the Indian ones, and bigger seeded, so you should have less problems.)
If you are planning to EAT any of the seeds at the end, read up on lathyrism (i.e. why you should take it easy on them). In general, the paler the seeds the less ODAP and BAPN they will have, and the safer they will be. So when and if yours flower, you should be marking the WHITE flowered ones for eating. (generally, the Italian ones tend to be lower in the nasty stuff than the Indian ones, and bigger seeded, so you should have less problems.)