Tutter
Deeply Rooted
Hello, LavaCaw!
You probably have a relatively mild winter, milder than mine, most likely. So I would suggest that you do what I did when I moved here, 20 years ago; just experiment.
Try putting in just a few seeds every week or so, and jot down where each is, and date of planting.
Then, come spring, note which came up and produced for you.
Every year is individual, so some years it may be warmer, colder or wetter, but it will give you a fair idea, and then you can have peas each year!
A pack of peas or 2 is a small investment, but do be sure to read the packets and get the most appropriate ones for your area. You can even complicate your experiment by trying 2 or 3 varieties! Then you will not only know when, but which ones!
Word to the wise, though: If you have robins fly through in the spring, drop floating row cover over the little pea plants. They can devastate a new pea patch before you even know they've come and gone!
Good luck!
You probably have a relatively mild winter, milder than mine, most likely. So I would suggest that you do what I did when I moved here, 20 years ago; just experiment.
Try putting in just a few seeds every week or so, and jot down where each is, and date of planting.
Then, come spring, note which came up and produced for you.
Every year is individual, so some years it may be warmer, colder or wetter, but it will give you a fair idea, and then you can have peas each year!
A pack of peas or 2 is a small investment, but do be sure to read the packets and get the most appropriate ones for your area. You can even complicate your experiment by trying 2 or 3 varieties! Then you will not only know when, but which ones!
Word to the wise, though: If you have robins fly through in the spring, drop floating row cover over the little pea plants. They can devastate a new pea patch before you even know they've come and gone!
Good luck!
