does anyone start peas indoors?

[littleminnie]

I never do as they don't like it but will put up with it if done carefully. This year I am going to do 2 trays if I have room.
They can go in my 'greenhouse'. How many people seed some indoors? Do you use peat pellets?

[grunt]

I have started them indoors, but usually don't. I never use peat pellets = last time I did was about 1981. Everything here starts in a peat/perlite mix at 3 peat to 1 perlite, a very small amount of MiracleGro added to the mix, and dish soap as a wetting agent.

[Joseph Lofthouse]

I don't plant peas inside. They go directly into the ground, into fall tilled soil, a day or two after the snow melts, and a couple weeks later, and a couple weeks after that.

Sometimes though I soak them for a day or two before planting.

[robertb]

I always plant in pots, under cover, and plant out when the seedlings are about 3-4 inches hgh. It's the only way to avoid feeding the local pigeons. The only time I ever had any success sowing out of doors was when I cloched the row. These days I use wigwams, which aren't well adapted to cloching.

It's common over here to plant in a length of old guttering, then dump it into a shallow trench to make an instant row.

[ianpearson]

I always start the earliest sowings indoors. In fact I sowed some Alaskan a couple of days ago. It's too cold to sow outdoors just yet — mice would take the seed, then pigeons would massacre the slow-growing seedlings. I grow in Root trainers, filled with last year's spent seed compost, with a bit of sand and garden compost added.
Generally, I keep them in the house until shoots show, then they go into an unheated greenhouse until planting out time. If the weather stays cold, there is plenty of root space for them in the Root trainers to stay there for a while. I find they produce stronger plants than those raised in pots or trays.
Photo of peas in root trainers here:
www.unwins.co.uk/rootrainers-32-cell-pid903.html