Article submitted by Marilyn, free seeds on their way.

If you have problems with your new sown peas being eaten by mice, and have a bit of shelter, try sowing them in a gutter full of multi purpose compost. Once sown, hang the guttering  up from a greenhouse staging or polytunnel crop bars with string or wire , keep moist, not wet and when they're 3-4" tall take out a drill  outside and slide them out of the gutter into the soil.

If sowing in early spring, use a hardy pea and cover with some sort of protection if it's very cold. When you uncover them, push in twiggy sticks (prunings from shrubs will do) and watch them grow.

If sowing in late spring, the peas will grow really fast and you can succession sow, every 2 weeks into your guttering.

If you are growing really tall peas, in late spring,  keep your milk cartons (the cardboard-y type) and cut off the bottoms. Place them all in a plastic tray and fill up with multi purpose compost. Plant 5 or 6 pea seeds per 'pot' and water well. These can be planted out complete so no root disturbance will take place. Once planted, put in twiggy sticks again but you will need a frame or wigwam for these as they can reach 7' tall.