What to do with end of season pea plants

Slg Garden · June 8, 2015

My first planting of peas is just about done producing. I plan on cutting them off at the soil level so the roots can benefit the next crop which I will plant immediately since my garden is small and space is at a premium. What's the best thing to do with the foliage? Dig it in, use it as mulch for mature plants, or just add it to the compost bin?

bughunter99 · June 8, 2015

compost!

Redbaron · June 9, 2015

either compost or mulch

4season · June 9, 2015

I am looking forward to mulching the pathways between tomato rows with mine.

Slg Garden · June 9, 2015

Thanks!

June 8, 2015	#1
Slg Garden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Seattle area Posts: 76	What to do with end of season pea plants My first planting of peas is just about done producing. I plan on cutting them off at the soil level so the roots can benefit the next crop which I will plant immediately since my garden is small and space is at a premium. What's the best thing to do with the foliage? Dig it in, use it as mulch for mature plants, or just add it to the compost bin?

June 9, 2015	#3
Redbaron Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 4,488	either compost or mulch __________________ Scott AKA The Redbaron "Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted & thoughtful observation rather than protracted & thoughtless labour; & of looking at plants & animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single-product system." Bill Mollison co-founder of permaculture

June 8, 2015	#2
bughunter99 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: zone 5 Posts: 821	compost!

June 9, 2015	#4
4season Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: albuquerque Posts: 308	I am looking forward to mulching the pathways between tomato rows with mine.