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[ducks4you]

Also, I am thinking of adding a flower bed in front of (to the south of) the rose bed. I have enough bricks to fence it in. Any thoughts?

 

[heirloomgal]

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Just went out for photos. You can see that Most of the pods are dry, but not all, and the youngest vine still has green pods on it, surprisingly. Also, I have spinach that grew and went to seed. @heirloomgal , any comments/suggestions are appreciated!View attachment 75743

These look ready to harvest! It's funny you mention paper bags, because that's what I use to collect all my pea pods end of season. I suggested paper envelope because it seems a more common household item, but yes paper bags are even better. Roomy, stands upright and let's the pods dry to perfection. Congratulations on a great pea harvest! A nice perk of saving your own pea seeds is I find they tend to yield much higher the following year, and even more so after that. It's surprising how much more they'll yield being planted back in the same garden. And the vines make an excellent fertility amendment. Sometimes I'll hold the dry vines over a garden bed and crumple everything in my hands so all the dry little leaf bits fall below. Nitrogen!

 

[heirloomgal]

Also, I am thinking of adding a flower bed in front of (to the south of) the rose bed. I have enough bricks to fence it in. Any thoughts?

Looks like you've got room to fit another one to me. More flowers is always better! Any flowers you had in mind?