Spring pea seed rates

[Tractor Boy]

I'm looking at the possibility of growing some peas next year on some lighter land. Apparently large blues are probably the easiest to grow and achieve a premium sample. Is this correct? Also what sort of seed rate/plants per metre square should I be aiming for?
One last question, what if any seed dressings are best to have, do many people go for downy mildew dressings?

 

[horizontal]

Head for the PGRO website and their agronomy guide. It'll tell you all you need to know and more. Great resource.

 

[spikeislander]

wakil seed dressing for damping of etc but its bloody dear (£100/t) but I have a feelong its being withdrawn. seed rate is roughly 250 kg/ha but I think this is light and wants to be 300 plus tbh. peas are a sorry crop......sorry you grew them or sorry you didnt grow more

 

[Try to succeed]

wakil seed dressing for damping of etc but its bloody dear (£100/t) but I have a feelong its being withdrawn. seed rate is roughly 250 kg/ha but I think this is light and wants to be 300 plus tbh. peas are a sorry crop......sorry you grew them or sorry you didnt grow more

This sorry analogy is brilliant! Also very true. I'm growing Daytona, seed rate 65-70 seeds m2. PGRO website is a good resource.

 

[pear]

Usually go in at 250kg/ha but this year contractor drilled around the 200kg mark unintentionally. Peas look good so far. Still have to harvest them though!
I don't dress for downy mildew but I usually don't grow them too close in a rotation- try to have them 1 in 6.

 

[Tractor Boy]

Thanks for all the posts. That's given me food for thought on seed rate and dressing.

 

[Will0]

Drilled at 235kg/ha last year, I felt this was low at the time. Watching the combine try to pick up the peas from the floor makes me question a high seed rate

 

[spikeislander]

Yes ours are getting tall. Twitchy bum time