They're Baaack, fresh Peas!

[Hal]

Yes, direct-seeded.

I set out lettuce transplants right into summer. Lots of transplanting, all the vining plants ... Not only taking advantage of having a greenhouse but having a more benign environment in my backyard than in the open garden.

The farmer I used to work for claimed that the best soil here is in the rockiest ground. My question is, how would they know if they can't get at it?

Steve

I'd take that over my heavy red clay, I'd just spend months sifting soil is all.

 

[digitS']

I should take some pictures of a yard I drive past often. The guy will have 2 nice raised beds about 4' by 10'. Over about 3 weeks, he was out there working several times and looks like a fine example of vigorous manhood.

He had a screen and about 20 buckets he was filling with gravel. The gravel went along his fenceline, maybe elsewhere. Yesterday, I noticed he had a sign "Free Rocks." There was a big pile in front of the garage door ... I imagine he will have to find a home for those himself .

Steve

 

[Hal]

I should take some pictures of a yard I drive past often. The guy will have 2 nice raised beds about 4' by 10'. Over about 3 weeks, he was out there working several times and looks like a fine example of vigorous manhood.

He had a screen and about 20 buckets he was filling with gravel. The gravel went along his fenceline, maybe elsewhere. Yesterday, I noticed he had a sign "Free Rocks." There was a big pile in front of the garage door ... I imagine he will have to find a home for those himself .

Steve

Shame he does not have some spare cement as he could make a nice wall with that many, at least I might.
How do you go with mildew on the peas?

 

[baymule]

Those are some fine looking peas! I finally figured out to plant them in early, early spring for their best growing season here.

 

[digitS']

Powdery mildew will be the death of them if I try to get a 2nd crop and leave the vines on into mid-summer. There won't be any 2nd crop.

Once in a great while, some of the vines may have downy mildew.

If I really pushed them out in the early spring, especially if they were transplants, I could probably allow them to mature seed and re-plant. I would save money in 2 ways doing that ...

Steve