Saturday, February 01, 2014

Peas Planted early, but at the best time!

Hey everyone we planted Sugar Snap peas today! Here in central North Carolina it gets very hot by May and unless you plant your peas early the heat slows them down and wilts them. So we plant them early. Meg planted these thick as she always does.  This way makes a great crop so you can loose a few to birds or slugs, you still get a good crop. We used 1/2 pound peas for 4 10 foot rows. BTW you can order peas online or by catalog as the stores don't have them until mid March... Ours came from Johnny's Select Seeds.

Also we covered them with a light covering of straw and then a protective fabric called remay. That will keep the birds out of them as they get started.
This shows you how thick we plant our peas!

A word about our chickens, we have 6 hens. On January 29th they laid 6 eggs, today February 01 they laid 6 eggs AGAIN!

9 comments:

Indie said...

Mmm, those will taste so good - the sugar snap peas and the eggs!

Rock rose said...

Wow, you do plant thickly. I am a lot stingier. We are getting another round of cold this week so I am thinking of holding off for a couple of weeks. I plant Cascadia- they can be eaten at all stages and are always crisp and tender. I save for next year as they are open pollinated.

Bangchik and Kakdah said...

You are lavish with seeds.... and definitely many will germinate.

Randy Emmitt said...

Meg says that peas do better with company the more you plant the better they do. Also they help regenerate the soil.

Appalachian Lady said...

I plant peas thinly too but they seem to have bare spots then. And, I read where gourmet restaurants use pea shoots (for greens I guess) so you can use the extras.

I have never planted before March 1 here in the Virginia mountains, even then the ground is so cold.

Skeeter said...

Before ya know it, you will be passing the peas!

Country Mouse said...

Reminds me of gardening with my grandad when I was a wee lassie!

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