This unusual and interesting surname is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is a habitational name, from a place in Derbyshire. The placename is derived from the Olde English pre 7th Century personal name Bacga, of uncertain etymology, and the Olde English sceaga, wood, copse; hence, Bacga's wood or Bacga's copse.
1 Place stakes every few feet behind your peas and string a sturdy cotton twine along the middle and tops of the stakes. 2  The twine is an adequate pea plant support. 3  You may find some vines climbing the stakes. 4  Old farm fencing or chicken wire is another means of supporting pea plants. Old farm fencing or chicken wire is another means of supporting pea plants. 2  Locate the fencing close enough to growing peas that they can reach it easily. 3  Nylon mesh attached to stakes is another way of supporting pea plants.
(Beans and peas flower in lots of different colors, including white, pink and purple, so you could even sneak some into a flower garden for show.) When the flowers dry up, a pea/bean pod will begin to grow from the same place. Assuming you are growing indeterminate varieties, two plants will generally make enough for one person (for a side dish) every couple of days. 2  Use this to calculate how often you will want to eat the peas/beans and how many people you'll be feeding to decide how many plants to grow.