Corn and peas do not work well at all as a combo because the best time to plant peas is a couple months or at least six weeks before the soil is warm enough to germinate corn. If the peas are timed correctly they would be several feet high by corn-planting time, and the corn would emerge into total shade.

Corn will germinate in slightly cooler soil than beans, which works perfectly as beans grow faster and can be planted around the corn when the stalks are about a foot to 18 inches high. Still it is a bit tricky because if left too long the corn will shade the bean sprouts overly, too close and the beans over-run the corn.

Yes, I realize peas need to be planted earlier, however, we have had such horrible weather the past month or so that I have had no motivation at all to plant anything,,,,until yesterday when the sun was out all day for the first time in about 3 weeks. Well, I guess I will see what happens. I am not expecting a total success on this one. hahaha.

Regarding the potatoes; I have found in the past that straw over the potatoes leads to significantly more rodent damage. Not sure if it's mice, moles, slugs or all three, but the potatoes covered only by straw had significant chewing, holes, and general surface damage.

I have not used straw since.

I agree with m lorne...straw covered spuds says "dinner's ready" to all manner of rodents

I do potatoes that way every year. It works particularly well with early new potatoes, because you can shift the straw to find and pick them.

I'd normally agree that your pea/corn combo wouldn't work, except that I see where you are planting. In your zone, this cold year, it just might.

It is not likely to work out well. An unusually late cold spring just segues suddenly to summer. Many parts of NA are not suited to english peas for that reason, insufficient period of time that is not frozen but not hot.