Comments on May Dreams Gardens: All Hail The Peas!

Try just running hot tap water over frozen peas un...

2009-06-12T10:39:14.188-04:00

Try just running hot tap water over frozen peas until they are just warm or cold of you are adding to a salad. I grow edible pod peas and they are just starting to flower here. They are surely one of the best things from the garden - after tomatoes!

I'm not especially fond of peas, either, but I do ...

2009-06-11T09:35:01.953-04:00

I'm not especially fond of peas, either, but I do like the sugar snap peas, especially in stir-frys. Every year I plan to plant some, and every year I can't get them out early enough. Sigh, maybe next year.

I see you've gotten some nice rain; we finally got a little last night, thank goodness. I'm tired of dragging that hose all over the place and getting myself

I love sweet peas! The only way I don't like peas ...

2009-06-11T00:12:41.937-04:00

I love sweet peas! The only way I don't like peas is pea soup!

I try to start my peas early, but for some reason I just haven't been able to get them to start growing until the end of April. Next year I will try the row cover and see if that helps -- unless I have my hoop house!

I had great peas this year, but I ate all of them ...

2009-06-10T23:17:15.362-04:00

I had great peas this year, but I ate all of them in the garden - nice reward on a hot day of gardening!

I enjoyed my 'Green Arrow' peas this year and inte...

2009-06-10T22:47:48.151-04:00

I enjoyed my 'Green Arrow' peas this year and intend to plant them again in the fall. There are a couple of other varieties I'm going to try to because one packet of English peas did not provide nearly enough peas to satisfy this gardener and her Englishman.

I've been growing edible pod peas, so that I can s...

2009-06-10T22:39:58.153-04:00

I've been growing edible pod peas, so that I can skip the step of shelling. Yours sure are pretty, though!

I am like you, peas are not my fave when cooked (o...

2009-06-10T21:06:04.156-04:00

I am like you, peas are not my fave when cooked (overcooked!) ,etc. I like them fresh from the garden and that is about it. Mine are not ready, but we are having a cool, wet spring, and my small crop is coming along!

I can't believe it. My peas are sulking. Even com...

2009-06-10T17:03:43.611-04:00

I can't believe it. My peas are sulking. Even compared to other peas in my neighborhood! Yours look yummy.

Just found your blog today but am greatly enjoying...

2009-06-10T16:12:51.737-04:00

Just found your blog today but am greatly enjoying both the photos and the articles. I will certainly be a regular visitor.

I grew peas for the first time last year but afraid they didn't do too well - they were at the very back of the garden and don't think they got enough water.

Hi Carol -what a wonderful havest. I think we mana...

2009-06-10T16:01:43.826-04:00

Hi Carol -what a wonderful havest. I think we managed about 20 peas in total this year. Still, there's always next year...

I remember eating dinner at my uncle's in-laws (So...

2009-06-10T10:38:36.757-04:00

I remember eating dinner at my uncle's in-laws (Sophie and Cyp) house once when I was a kid. They served a salad that had one ingredient in it that I didn't like- peas! I ate everything else in that salad except them. I remember Sophie making a comment about it but I guess since I ate everything else, she let it slide!

Now that looks like a bowl full of goodness. But h...

2009-06-10T09:29:43.439-04:00

Now that looks like a bowl full of goodness. But how many plants do you need to fill it?

We also plant them before the last frost but we ha...

2009-06-10T08:49:57.393-04:00

We also plant them before the last frost but we have to wait until the soil dries out, or they rot in the ground. If it is a wet spring and gets hot early, it is usually a bad pea year for us.

We don't cook or freeze any of ours either. All eaten fresh, which is a trick.

Delicious looking...Now I am remembering how perfe...

2009-06-10T08:26:10.042-04:00

Delicious looking...Now I am remembering how perfect they taste. sigh, gail

All Hail... I remember those days of sitting under...

2009-06-10T07:44:03.535-04:00

All Hail... I remember those days of sitting under the maple tree taking those sweet little peas out of the pods. Having to shell more because of eating them raw.

Your picture reminds me of the peas in the pod pin that I saw in the artists shop in Chicago. I wish I had bought it. A perfect way to enjoy peas.

would not touch them unless they were fresh...proc...

2009-06-10T07:11:17.171-04:00

would not touch them unless they were fresh...processing changes everything...

Hi Carol, there is nothing as good as fresh peas, ...

2009-06-10T06:55:06.024-04:00

Hi Carol, there is nothing as good as fresh peas, well worth the effort of all that shelling. We grow the sugar snap here, we love to eat the pods too. The rabbits took out half of the first planting, but the remaining survivors are feeding us well and the later planting is coming on strong. Early planting is key. All hail!
Frances

I don't eat Lima Beans unless they are fresh-- it ...

2009-06-10T06:51:56.483-04:00

I don't eat Lima Beans unless they are fresh-- it is like they are different vegetables. FRESH is BEST!