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.
- Plant six to eight weeks before the last expected spring killing frost. Peas grow best in well-drained sandy soil. Plant seed in single rows about one inch deep with seed spaced about five inches apart. Trellis the plants to support the vines and keep pods from touching the soil. Maintain good soil moisture during bloom, pod set and pod fill for tenderest, sweetest pods.