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Post by binnylou on Jun 30, 2019 14:06:58 GMT -5
I just picked sugar pod peas. I only planted a double row the width of my 4 foot raised bed. I got just enough for a couple of meals and none for the freezer. That’s okay.
We have today and tomorrow that is going to be hot, then five days of rain. Shall I pull the vines and assume there is no chance for more peas? If there is chance of more blossom, the few bees in the area might like that, even if I don’t get peas.
The peas are on a permanent trellis, so it’s not like they are taking needed space. And the vines do provide a bit of shade for the turnips.
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Post by lilolpeapicker on Jun 30, 2019 16:47:44 GMT -5
If you not using trellis why not leave it?
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Post by binnylou on Jun 30, 2019 17:17:17 GMT -5
lilolpeapicker, the "trellis" is chicken wire attached to two steel fence posts. I leave it up year around.
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Post by desertwoman on Jun 30, 2019 21:57:41 GMT -5
I say- leave 'em. You may not get more peas but they aren't taking room for something else and they are offering that shade.
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Post by Mumsey on Jul 1, 2019 5:04:06 GMT -5
binnylou, I would just leave them until they die back naturally. Mine still look very good, that will be short-lived. I left a few on the vine to save seeds from.
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Post by binnylou on Jul 1, 2019 17:38:59 GMT -5
When I picked peas yesterday, some were playing hide and seek, ‘cause I was just out there in the pea patch (no, not the pee patch), and there’s enough to do a picking.
I suppose the breeze has rearranged the vines a bit and opened the path for pea escape.
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Post by tom 🕊 on Jul 19, 2019 14:58:25 GMT -5
I picked field peas yesterday, cooked them this morning, and picked more this afternoon. Most at this forum grow them as a cover crop or for bees, but in my opinion fresh field peas are a great summertime food. They do best in poor soil, which they enrich by fixing nitrogen. Rich soil makes them grow vines instead of pods.
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Post by Mumsey on Jul 19, 2019 16:17:54 GMT -5
I left snow peas to have some for seed. Then they started blooming again and there are a lot there even with this heat. Some of the pods are drying on the vine. They are from Burpee as I recall. Hopefully I saved the empty packet, so I will know for sure what they were.
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Post by lilolpeapicker on Jul 20, 2019 8:33:10 GMT -5
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Post by tom 🕊 on Jul 20, 2019 10:15:43 GMT -5
what variety of peas do you grow? Pisum: Green Arrow. Vigna: Shanty Pea. I prefer Sugar Snaps but have to fight the birds to get anything. |
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Post by gianna on Aug 21, 2019 0:06:25 GMT -5
About 10 days ago (?) I planted 7 large pots of peas. 3 Oregon II snow peas, and 4 snap peas - a variety with the number 141 in the name. the are now germinating. I know those snow peas do well here. The snap peas I tried last winter but was not impressed - but that could have been because of my inconsistent care... so I'm trying them again.
I want to plant some English peas too, but didn't have containers ready. I love a variety called Top Pod that I got from Pinetree years ago. Dont know if that's still around, but I keep saving the seed.
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Post by Mumsey on Aug 21, 2019 4:09:25 GMT -5
gianna, Great to see you visit us! Been wondering what you have been up to! Your peas sound wonderful, we can only get a Spring crop here, and maybe a Fall crop but I'm never in the mood for Fall planting.
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Post by gianna on Aug 21, 2019 7:20:26 GMT -5
Mumsey , Thanks.  I did a lot of gardening this summer but might be winding down - that depends on the day. . I go between wanting/needing a break, and thinking if I dont plant now, I'll regret it. I do more container gardening now too because of the bunnies and gophers. And peas here are very prone to being eaten. I only grow shorter varieties, and can stick a small tomato cage in the pot, so it works very well.
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Post by gianna on Aug 23, 2019 23:31:32 GMT -5
Besides some Austrian peas to use for a cover crop, I also just ordered two varieties of eating peas. Oregon Giant snow pea. It's a 30 inch vine, with large pods. I've never grown it before. Also ordered Super Sugar Snaps, which I know grows well here, and is less affected by mildew. I'm so looking forward to getting these. I've got pots ready for them to plant.
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Post by Wheelgarden on Aug 24, 2019 15:48:25 GMT -5
Oregon Giant did well for me when I grew snow peas. Super Sugar snaps are great too, as well as Cascadia snaps.
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