The seeds are growing in the yard.

The hot weather has passed for the moment and the north wind is blowing but the little plants are still growing.

I am now learning how to train peas; other people train dogs or even lions but the methods appear to be different. The carrot and stick seems unlikely to work and standing in the yard with a whip and chair will not, I fear, impress them. Climbing peas appear to be born with a fear of heights and would rather crawl and trail about the place than reach for the sky.

So I have put in small canes to help them reach the ropes and trellis in the hope they get the right idea but I may have to revert to the whip.