tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post8177431697003035157..comments2023-11-03T08:59:11.561-04:00Comments on May Dreams Gardens: Lessons from the PeasCarol Michelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-61358530589180133842008-08-28T15:17:00.000-04:002008-08-28T15:17:00.000-04:00Your peas are beautiful! I put in a fall planting...Your peas are beautiful! I put in a fall planting about a month ago and they're doing wonderfully. I put them in my dog yard so birds, rabbits and deer aren't a problem, and they're in the middle so my dogs have barely even noticed they're there :)Moondazedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01175572170583487680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-90811432579364483952008-06-13T09:08:00.000-04:002008-06-13T09:08:00.000-04:00Oh, your peas look fabulous. I am getting ready to...Oh, your peas look fabulous. I am getting ready to pick my snow peas which I planted as early as I have ever done - early April. And they look as good as ever, so planting timing is everything! <BR/>Enjoy your crop !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-2940281516279175852008-06-13T07:47:00.000-04:002008-06-13T07:47:00.000-04:00I love peas but didn't get them in early. I am go...I love peas but didn't get them in early. I am going to try a later crop sowing in mid-July. Eliot Coleman says sixty days before the first frost. We shall see how that goes! I will have to go buy some peas at the Farmer's Market!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-24434436892185641812008-06-13T07:11:00.000-04:002008-06-13T07:11:00.000-04:00Our sugar snap peas are just about ready! Nothing...Our sugar snap peas are just about ready! Nothing better!Sherry at the Zoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087213659575570975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-42380387464285276302008-06-12T20:47:00.000-04:002008-06-12T20:47:00.000-04:00I'm pretty sure I'm in year 2 of planting too late...I'm pretty sure I'm in year 2 of planting too late since I just got my first flowers and it's already getting warm here, but who would have thought we'd have 4 days above 90 on the CT shoreline 2 weeks before the first day of summer? Not me. But next year, the peas go in on St. Patrick's Day even if it does feel silly early to be planting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-39656828653957998772008-06-12T20:23:00.000-04:002008-06-12T20:23:00.000-04:00Lesson number 5: Some vegetables are better raw. F...Lesson number 5: Some vegetables are better raw. Fresh peas straight from the garden are one of them. We cook frozen peas just enough to warm them through, but we don't cook fresh peas, just shell 'em and pop them in our mouth.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106962533729909868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-23635720247622212842008-06-12T18:36:00.000-04:002008-06-12T18:36:00.000-04:00Great lessons. I like the rule that you have to k...Great lessons. I like the rule that you have to kill a plant 3 times before you can say you can't grow it, but refusing to give up when you know you should be able to grow it is even better. I had to laugh at your post about finding the tag with the plant name. I've mixed up the names of my plants even though I have them all written down in my journal. (I've even written down the wrong name Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-575963470259146372008-06-12T18:12:00.000-04:002008-06-12T18:12:00.000-04:00What a wonderful gift from your dad...a treasure y...What a wonderful gift from your dad...a treasure you'll have forever...his seed packet and the growing of peas!<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-62015321635149205032008-06-12T14:20:00.000-04:002008-06-12T14:20:00.000-04:00Thank you so much for your garden thoughts. Remind...Thank you so much for your garden thoughts. Reminds me of growing up on an organic farm in East Texas where we grew our own vegetables and we would eat the peas, crunchy and sweet, without even cooking them sometimes.<BR/>NancyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03304594962282706787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-23193244104385327412008-06-12T14:06:00.000-04:002008-06-12T14:06:00.000-04:00Googlereader led me here and I am sure glad to hav...Googlereader led me here and I am sure glad to have found your blog. You have a beautifull garden and I already now that there will be so much I can learn from you. So thanks for blogging I will follow along if you don't mind.<BR/>Marianne (trying to be a gardener in rainy Holland, I don't know my zone)Mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10617133305191792462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-63000102852562650432008-06-12T10:58:00.000-04:002008-06-12T10:58:00.000-04:00I haven't tried growing peas yet, but the lesson o...I haven't tried growing peas yet, but the lesson of the pea can certainly be applied to all aspects of gardening. <BR/>Looking at your posts from the last couple days, I found it interesting how you were going to tear out all your ox-eye daisies when someone else not so long ago was extolling their virtues. Just goes to show the old cliche that "one man's trash is another man's treasure." I'm Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-3352898168776908212008-06-12T06:40:00.000-04:002008-06-12T06:40:00.000-04:00Good lessons. Those Green Arrows do look like they...Good lessons. Those Green Arrows do look like they have more pea per pod than the Wando. They will be on my list next year.<BR/><BR/>Robin at BumblebeeRobin Ripleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620026400198513864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-83700862314529180332008-06-12T06:36:00.000-04:002008-06-12T06:36:00.000-04:00Love those peas in the spring. How exciting it mu...Love those peas in the spring. How exciting it must have been to find your Dad's handwriting on a seed packet. I bet it felt like a note written expecially for you. I always love to see the handwritten recipes my Mother gave me.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-73451960336081590592008-06-12T05:17:00.000-04:002008-06-12T05:17:00.000-04:00I'm glad someone in the family had a good harvest ...I'm glad someone in the family had a good harvest of peas. Mine looked good until I took the row covers off and the rabbits found them. The the spoon thing working? I may give that a try next time.<BR/>Kathy, the older sisterKathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08860986529346765724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-17205870343262344732008-06-12T01:12:00.000-04:002008-06-12T01:12:00.000-04:00I definitely have problems with sparrows eating my...I definitely have problems with sparrows eating my pea sprouts...but I have a plan for next year! (I always have a plan but with true gardener optimism I'm sure THIS one will work!)growingagardenindavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959600840504166899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-3538457474233605182008-06-12T00:12:00.000-04:002008-06-12T00:12:00.000-04:00Those are great lessons and testament to even the ...Those are great lessons and testament to even the little records kept on a package of seeds. That and knowledge of local gardeners of experience.<BR/><BR/>The first year I planted peas something ate the seedlings gone (I think now birds). Last year I had to learn about timing. Sure we got peas, but not a great harvest in the summer heat. This year looks good and I might have to try earlier ChrisNDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16197758051567332010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-58011880461298287252008-06-11T23:35:00.000-04:002008-06-11T23:35:00.000-04:00A sweet and nourishing post, Carol - the peas look...A sweet and nourishing post, Carol - the peas look delicious and the story of your discovery of your dad's garden hints is very touching. <BR/><BR/>Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.com