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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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 Posted - Jun 02 2007 : 9:25:10 PM
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Woo hoo! It's been a hot few weeks around here, almost more like August than May into June, but I harvested my peas this a.m....and with the advise of another farmgirl, everything went super smooth! I will plant anothe crop by late August, early September to have a few more lbs...they're wonderful, but really are rather labor intensive little buggers, aren't they?
"In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt." Margaret Atwood
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Jun 03 2007 : 12:10:39 PM
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How do you know when your peas are ready for harvest? I have never grown them before and I am really looking forward to garden fresh peas!
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jun 03 2007 : 3:49:15 PM
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I'll tell you...I marked on the calendar according to my seed packet as a guideline, but I really could have harvested some as early as the week prior. You don't want the pods to be too tough--then they're past their prime for fresh eating, but do fine for freezing. I just kept checking on them, and when they got "weighty" I snipped them off. I've also read that the pods were supposed to turn bright green, but mine stayed....green :). I think our major heat wave contributed to the flourish, but that's what I've taken from my pea experience...
"In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt." Margaret Atwood
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PocketFarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sarah
Utica
New York
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Posted - Jun 12 2007 : 12:46:03 PM
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| Wah! I LOVE peas, but I had two year old Oregon Trail seed, and so much of it did not germinate. I've got a bunch of Green Arrow seed that's from this year, but I'm thinking with the hot weather starting I'll have to wait until August. Do you get good autumn yields? It doesn't feel like spring without fresh peas to eat! |
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Put up some Peas already!
