peas

I planted peas last weekend. It was a beautiful week, high 60's and low 70's. Completely unheard of for Maine...well not completely I guess. We have some strange weather in Maine. Apparently peas can take some light frost and snow, so I figured that it would be fine to plant them. This week, cold, frost and this morning a dusting of snow on the ground. Will my peas still come up? Nope, and not because of the weather. No, they will not be coming up because of the crows. I went out yesterday to check on them, see if maybe I should put a blanket on last night because I knew it was going to be snowing. What did I find? Holes...lots of holes. Large beak size holes...all around where I had planted my peas. I'm still hopeful that perhaps they missed one or two. But one or two pea plants really will not produce what I had hoped to produce. So now I am wondering if I can start the seeds inside and then move them outside. Any ideas out there? I have to say all of my seedlings are doing quite well...except for marigolds which surprised me because I thought they were really easy to start. Maybe I need to give them some more time. Needless to say, I hate crows, and we have maybe 20 that circle around my street all. the. time. So between crows and deer...and the eventual woodchucks coming to visit, i'm scared. Maybe someday I will learn how to NOT have these animals around. Yes, lovely to look at the deer in the morning, but not if they are munching on my veggies! Is anyone else gardening yet?