Comments on: Fresh, Raw Peas. Our New Favorite Edible.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 11:32:53 +0000

With no rain we had forgotten we even planted the peas till I was out in the garden going through the weeds (which seemed to be the only thing growing so I let them go too far just for a little green) Lo and behold the peas I had forgotten even planting this year had pretty flowers and were growing everywhere!! Up my tomato cages, through the weeds till it is hard to pull the weeds now because the peas are around them, and off topic we have found a volunteer melon plant of some type that survived too. Not sure what it is yet.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 18:11:34 +0000

We are getting our peas right now too! I have three little boys and I usually never have any make it to our house. They are so yummy!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:41:33 +0000

Ashlee,. Have you tried putting a little lime in the soil.?

By: Sheri

Sheri — Thu, 17 May 2012 17:07:57 +0000

Yum! The more you pick the more they produce and as they grow bigger & bigger the hunt becomes so fun. My last years crop exhausted me with all the picking. Sometimes I was harvesting up to 5 lbs a day, enough to share with all the neighbors, friends and even one wedding buffet and putting enough away for the winter months. I finally got so tired of harvesting that I pulled and composted them. I’ll try not to do that this year and be a better picker. Cheers!

By: Kendra at New Life On A Homestead

Kendra at New Life On A Homestead — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:10:09 +0000

LOL… no green pea thumb, eh? Well, what I did was spread about five inches of good compost over a layer of newspaper. Then I covered that with about 2 in. of woodchips. I pushed the chips aside for each hole, and planted each pea seed about an inch or a little less deep, then watered frequently. Full sun. Hope that helps a little!

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:58:46 +0000

Ok, you’ve convinced me…I’m trying sugar snaps next year. Our garden is 15 rows by about 50 yards long, and we usually grown 3-4 rows of peas. With that many peas, we have enough in our freezer for the whole year. However, we always stick to the same thing: Mississippi Pink Eye Purple Hull (which I am assuming is like your Purple Pod?), and the small green lima bean (which I love, love, love to eat right out of the pod…so sweet). I really want to try sugar snap peas, now, though…I’m getting bored.

Don’t give up on them, they will produce more. We usually pick ours for a couple of weeks in June, and then we side-dress them and get another full harvest in July.