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.
The next day drain your peas and line your tub with a layer of compost or cotton wool (perhaps a centimetre thick) Add your peas. And there you go - leave on a sunny window ledge, and water when the compost or cotton wool feels a bit dry. That's all it takes to grow pea shoots - it really is as easy as that! You could cover them with a clear plastic tub (again, like a fruit tray) to trap heat.