# \#technique
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## [Pea growing techniques and types](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/pea-growing-techniques-and-types/3671)
**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")
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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## [Chinese Technique for Growing Watermelons](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/chinese-technique-for-growing-watermelons/3661)
**Author:** [@JinTX](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/JinTX)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 2:43pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/chinese-technique-for-growing-watermelons/3661 "2025-03-19T14:43:33Z")
I found this as a post on another site. It is about an ancient Chinese technique used when growing watermelons. I’ve never heard of this and thought it was interesting… During the day, the stone absorbs the sun’s heat,…
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## [Tools or techniques to sow large seed](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/tools-or-techniques-to-sow-large-seed/2901)
**Author:** [@malterod](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/malterod)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2024, 6:11pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/tools-or-techniques-to-sow-large-seed/2901 "2024-09-06T18:11:29Z")
I want to sow a lot of fava beans. My normal way is to poke a hole in the soil with a stick and drop a seed into the hole, then cover all the holes with soil with a rake. I find it a bit tedious when I have a lot of see…