Twelve weeks after sowing, and a fair amount of hard rain and wind, the peas are growing under the protection of the fleece.
But the fleece seems to have caused damage to the young pea leaves, probably mostly due to abrasion caused by wind. A lot fair amount of moss has gown on the surface of the soil under the cover as well. It seems that the fleece may have caused more damage than good.
We dug up one of the pea plants to examine the progression. All of the plant below the first leaf was underground, stretching to a depth of 20 cm. But more importantly nodules have started to form on the roots! It seems we have succeeded in inoculating the soil with beneficial nitrogen fixing bacteria that is specific to peas and beans!
Twelve weeks after sowing, and a fair amount of hard rain and wind, the peas are growing under the protection of the fleece.
But the fleece seems to have caused damage to the young pea leaves, probably mostly due to abrasion caused by wind. A lot fair amount of moss has gown on the surface of the soil under the cover as well. It seems that the fleece may have caused more damage than good.
We dug up one of the pea plants to examine the progression. All of the plant below the first leaf was underground, stretching to a depth of 20 cm. But more importantly nodules have started to form on the roots! It seems we have succeeded in inoculating the soil with beneficial nitrogen fixing bacteria that is specific to peas and beans!
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