# \#peas

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## [2026 GTS Grow Reports: Peas (Pisum sativum)](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2026-gts-grow-reports-peas-pisum-sativum/4775)

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**Author:** [@avery.bowron](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/avery.bowron)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2026, 4:48pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/2026-gts-grow-reports-peas-pisum-sativum/4775 "2026-07-25T16:48:18Z")

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How did your hand crosses from last year turn out, @MichaelFomhar? I ended up planting out four of my crosses in October and three of them managed to overwinter and are producing F2 seed now. Here’s a cross between Suga…

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## [Manual crossing of garden peas](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/manual-crossing-of-garden-peas/3981)

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**Author:** [@MichaelFomhar](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/MichaelFomhar)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2025, 2:41pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/manual-crossing-of-garden-peas/3981 "2025-06-02T14:41:27Z")

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Doing my first manual crossing of peas, crossing my two earliest plants.

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## [Pea growing techniques and types](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/pea-growing-techniques-and-types/3671)

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**Author:** [@malterod](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/malterod)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2025, 8:41pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/pea-growing-techniques-and-types/3671 "2025-04-25T20:41:40Z")

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How do you grow your peas? Tell me about your techniques - or lack thereof. Do you start them in trays or just soak them and then direct sow. How long and when? I’m curious what you do with birds eating all the seedlings…

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## [Exserted stigmas on roveja population](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/exserted-stigmas-on-roveja-population/864)

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**Author:** [@Lowell\_McCampbell](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Lowell_McCampbell)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 1:30am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/exserted-stigmas-on-roveja-population/864 "2024-07-05T01:30:52Z")

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I have a lot of plants this year producing exserted stigmas on their flowers, which is not something I saw at all last year. The same plants will also produce normal flowers. It is only within the roveja population.…

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## [Can Lathyrus (Ornamental Sweet pea) & Pisum (Garden Pea) Hybridize?](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/can-lathyrus-ornamental-sweet-pea-pisum-garden-pea-hybridize/2465)

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**Author:** [@VeggieSavage](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/VeggieSavage)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2024, 5:46am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/can-lathyrus-ornamental-sweet-pea-pisum-garden-pea-hybridize/2465 "2024-05-05T05:46:21Z")

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Would it be possible to start a Landrace between these 2 genera & have them Hybridize? I’ve been trying to find reasons as to why they can’t. So far I found Botanical Descriptions of each genus here : FNA: Pisum vs. Lat…

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## ["Fabulous Fabaceae" Diverse Fabaceae Video](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/fabulous-fabaceae-diverse-fabaceae-video/250)

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**Author:** [@Greenstorm](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Greenstorm)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2022, 8:56pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/fabulous-fabaceae-diverse-fabaceae-video/250 "2022-12-17T20:56:05Z")

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This is a presentation on some lesser-known pea-family food plants that I quite enjoyed. It’s another great one by the person who runs Great Lakes Staple Seeds, she is super knowledgeable and very down-to-earth. …