Grow peas for pods: small, large or mangetout, from plants of varied size, with supports

Please, never stop making videos! I have learnt so much from you over the past few days while I was binge-watching all your stuff, so thanks from the bottom of my heart! Apart from the obviously excellent content, I have to say that I'm really impressed with the production value of your videos. Even though it's close to a storm in the back, the sound is clear and crisp. Whenever I think to myself "I wonder how these plants look in two months" - BAM - "it is now 10 weeks later...". Whenever I wonder how something looks close up - BAM - the camera zooms in or there's a cut to a different perspective. It adds so much when you don't have to look for another video in order to follow along with one specific vegetable, but it's all right there edited into one video.

Here in Scotland my 70 year old gardening neighbour said to pre-sprout the pea seeds on wet paper on a plate then plant them into pots or multi-trays when sprouted. I got pea plants ready to plant in two weeks. My neighbour pushes the sprouted peas into the ground as they have no mice.

No one does better start to finish videos then Charles... that's commitment for you!

For those of us who never learned these skill sets from parents, we are fortunate to have you. Your clear demonstrations and explanations are so very helpful.

I love when people get a dance when eating something healthy. Lol. I want to get there. Off to grow peas for my first time..

Such a great idea doing the whole start-to-finish in the one video, so we can see the whole process and the end result while each step is fresh in our minds. Excellent work.

I just love watching someone who has grown peas eating them straight off the plant - they always smile and 'dance' a little. :-)

I am from a small village of kerala in india.I recently came to know about ur videos and liked it alot.and currently planning to resign my job to allocate my time to farming especially no dig.god bless u sir

I wish I could copy-paste your garden to my yard.

There is a man totally in tune with his Environment And the changing seasons

This longer form, full lifecycle clip is brilliant. Seeing your successes really makes me inspired and excited. Thanks again.

Getting enough mature compost has been a problem for me. Living in a residential lot in Edmonton Alberta, space is limited, & the summer season is shorter. For my composts, I use plastic garbage bins with lids to keep pests out. For aeration, I drill a lot of 1/4" holes thru the plastic. It helps, but it's not a perfect solution. Four bins take up roughly 6' x 2', so it all fits into a small space. My garden size is 24' x 16'. My lot is 50' x 100'. Food waste, raked grass, dry leaves all get composted. I continue filling bins with food waste all winter long, but by April the ground & compost are just beginning to thaw. By early May I add water to speed up the decay. It's common to plant around Queen Victoria Day, & I like to empty my bins at least a week before. The material comes out smelling, rotten & damp, but the smell goes away within a day, & it still works quite well. The compost finishes decomposing on my vegetable beds thru the Summer growing season. I'm most proud of my strawberries & my asparagus. I started my asparagus from seed & the plants are in the 3rd year. When I started gardening on my property, the soil was so hard I couldn't dig a spade into it. I killed all the weeds by adding cedar mulch the first year. In the second year I removed the cedar & spread it around my flower beds, & started covering my garden with compost in the Spring & Fall. My soil is getting better all the time, & Each year, I'm producing bigger harvests. The plastic bins are working. For small residential lots in urban areas, I think it's the way to go.

I will never stop being amazed how something so small like a pea can become something so big and beautiful! Miracle recipe of life my dude, amazing. Love your videos, please never stop making them!

Peas are my absolutely favourite vegetable, but I've often struggled to grow them well. Hopefully, after watching this excellent video it'll be a success this year.

I love this ... the man is making a living farming -- without a tractor -- manually with his hands in the dirt ...... while wearing oxfords! 😁 😂 🤣 Long live no-dig! Carry On Mr. Dowding, Carry On. Beautiful, this. Ps. someone once told me they've never seen someone work so hard at manual labor while wearing Crocs as I :-D

You do realise your videos will be appreciated for generations to come. You're an artist. What I like the most is you show the process from beginning to the final result, not a snap shot in time. That is very thoughtful of you.

Love, love, love your videos! I never get tired of watching them. Your garden is so beautiful. You are very knowledgeable and so inspiring. Please continue to teach us! Thank you so much!

Thank GOD for my Parents, Grand Parents and Great Grand Parents from whom I received ALL this knowledge and more.....

Best part is watching your enjoyment when you eat the peas. As always your videos are exceptional and incredibly genuinely human.

The real MVP of this video is the wind reduction capabilities of your microphone. All jokes aside, you're doing an outstanding job presenting these invaluable lessons to those who are inclined to listen, thank you sincerely.