Category Archives: snap & snow peas

Start eating!

Posted on 4 May 2016 by Debra

The early spring vegetables are ready to eat! Cut and come again.

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First peas

Posted on 19 June 2015 by Debra

The first peas are ready for harvesting.

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Peas for salad

Posted on 5 June 2015 by Debra

This time of year, I often thin my pea sprouts and use the sprouts chopped in salad. The chopped sprouts add a nice pea-flavored freshness to a salad. And it serves the function of thinning out the peas for a more productive … Continue reading →

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Talking peas

Posted on 1 May 2012 by Debra

The New York Times ran a blog commentary Saturday If Peas Can Talk, Should We Eat Them? about new research showing that, when suffering drought conditions, peas send out a biochemical message through their roots to other plants about adverse growing … Continue reading →

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Pre-sprouted peas

Posted on 2 April 2012 by Debra

Pre-sprouting peas has proved profitable.  Last weekend I planted the little sprouted peas and less than one week later I have surprisingly large plants. I’ve discovered some tricks to pre-sprouting peas which I’ll share here and I definitely recommend it … Continue reading →

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Judging when to plant

Posted on 31 March 2012 by Debra

Spring planting is always a gamble. Of course, we want to plant as early as possible so as to enjoy young lettuces, cabbage, spinach and peas as soon as possible. But the risk involves planting too early so that frost … Continue reading →

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Self-restraint and something better

Posted on 3 March 2012 by Debra

My yearning to be outside and get dirty makes me impulsive: I can’t possibly plant peas this weekend as I’d hoped. It’s just too muddy, and the poor seeds would rot in the ground before they had a chance to … Continue reading →

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Early spring?

Posted on 1 March 2012 by Debra

“Cooking is like gardening: it takes experimentation and an adventurous spirit.” — Jennifer Bartley, The Kitchen Garden Handbook More accurately, gardening is like cooking. Many now cook with fresh ingredients but those who garden are the 1% in this country … Continue reading →

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Persistent peas

Posted on 20 June 2011 by Debra

Snap peas and snow peas are coming in. Finally. And they taste good — despite the three freak 90-degree hot spells we’ve had this spring. I planted my peas in mid-March; that’s a good 90 days  plus to harvest — which … Continue reading →

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