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pEAS A CHANCE.jpgPeas!

 Heaven is made up of sweet peas-

 

Until you've tasted peas straight off the vine, you don't really appreciate the wonders of a home garden.  This Twist tells of some of the tricks to make peas grow easily and naturally right where you live! 

Soil and Pea Seed Preparation

When to Plant: 

 

As soon as you can work the soil.....like early early early in the spring.  The colder, the better-  and if it snows after you plant, the peas will love it.  Early, and then very late in the fall-  Peas don't like heat. 

 

 Soil Prep: 

 

Time to cultivate the soil.  What does that mean?  Add a healthy dose of sheep and peat to the soil, and work it in by basically turning the soil over with a shovel.  Let the mixture sit for a couple of days, and you're ready to plant. 

 

Seed Prep: 

 

There's a secret to pea growing, and that is to  help the seed in its efforts to fix nitrogen.  There is a nitrogen fixing bacteria that you cna buy at any garden center that you use to coat the seeds BEFORE planting.  Coat the seeds and then they're ready to go.

 

Plant those seeds by digging a six inch wide trench, about 2 inches deep.  Actually, you're not really digging, it's more like moving the earth with a hoe.  Just distribute the seeds randomly in the trench-  they should end about maybe an inch or two apart from each other.  And let it go-  don't go too nuts trying to space anything-  really not worth it! 

Cooking Peas

Hang up your hoe! 

 

Who's kidding who, if you're able to get the peas from the garden to the kitchen, you haven't grown good enough peas.  Frankly, I just pick them and eat them - if you're able to resist, probably time to hang up your hoe. 

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Jerry Baker: Year 'Round Vegetable Gardening (DVD)

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Peas - the Video

this is fairly cool - take a look!
Pea plant development

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July 30, 2007 8:42 PM
 

LordZuzza said:

I like peas, they are very tasty! I have had them frozen and canned but never fresh off the vine!  My Aunt used to grow green beans in the garden and they are very good fresh. Do you think Colorado is a good climate for growing peas? Thanks for the twist I might try this in my new yard!

August 7, 2007 1:55 PM