planting peas

Hi Dawn,
I'm in Zone 7, and the dates here for planting peas are March 15 to May 1. 
Since you are further north in Zone 6, you certainly should still be able 
to plant peas. In what  part of Zone 6 are you?

This year I planted my peas late March. Last year I planted peas for the 
first time and was much later planting because the garden wasn't ready on 
time, and when I finally did I lost the first seeds to too much rain. So I 
did a second planting -- I can't seem to find that calendar just now, but 
it was already quite warm.  I harvested in mid- to late June. Then it got 
just to hot here, and the plants gave up. We did enjoy enough pease for a 
couple of meals.
Last year I planted only petit pois; this year I've planted petit pois and 
sweet peas.

As for how many plants per person, I would be interested to know what other 
people think. I have an old Maryland guide (1970's for the guide -- I don't 
know how old the information is) that says for peas you should plant 60 
feet of row per person! I have a mere two dozen plants or so for the two of 
us. I'll let you know how that works -- I really can't go by last year, 
since I started late, and the weather was quite different.  And peas are 
still in the experimental stage at my house. (I'm surprised that last year 
they survived the rabbits and the deer -- beans are a magnet for them here, 
so I've given up on them.)

Let us know how it works out!
Pat
Zone 7, Delmarva
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