Corn and peas

[snake35]

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This year I experimented with planting my corn and peas together. That way the peas could climb the corn. Saving space. I ended up staking the peas, they grow much faster then the corn. Next year I plan to plant the peas three weeks after the corn. Just because it did not work does not mean it was not a good plan!

[Skyowl's Wife]

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In square foot gardening, you can do pole beans on the corn.

For peas, it suggests a "stick teepee". You connect 3 or 4 sticks (I bought bamboo sticks about 7 feet long) at one end and spread the other end so it stands up. Then plant peas on each side of each stick and a couple in the middle under the thing. They climb the sticks making a green teepee. Peas fairly easy to pick this way, too.

Only done it once - SO hates peas, so did snow peas.

[snake35]

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My kids eat the snap peas raw. A nice healthy snack.

[Morgan101]

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I'm with Skyowl's Wife SO. Would that be Skyowl? Peas won't even stay down. I pick them out of pot pies.

Sounds like a good idea to save space. Do they cross pollinate at all that may change the taste of one or the other?

[Skyowl's Wife]

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Sounds like a good idea to save space. Do they cross pollinate at all that may change the taste of one or the other?

The whole idea of SFG is to save space - and uses less water. The University of Arizona calls it "intensive gardening" and they recommend it for here.

Cross pollinating... what? Peas? I planted all the same type on my teepee. If you planted different types on it, you'd likely have a problem.

And sorry, yes, SO is SkyOwl.

[snake35]

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I never even thought of cross pollinating. I plant our hot peppers in the flower gardens away from our sweet peppers.

[Skyowl's Wife]

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I never even thought of cross pollinating. I plant our hot peppers in the flower gardens away from our sweet peppers.

LOL

It sounds like you DID think about cross pollinating! I plant the jalapenos at one end and the bell's at the other end of the garden.