We started harvesting our snow peas earlier in the week. Then yesterday I went out into the garden and noticed that we were up to our eyeballs in crispy sweet pods seemingly ripe for the picking. This year has officially become a good one for peas. I love traditional shell peas but I think you get so much more bang for your buck with snow peas. It's a good thing that they will keep in the fridge for a long time. Two pounds so far and counting.
I've been swimming in peas all week. It's amazing, since we usually don't get any until the last week of June. I'll take them anytime though!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to try peas again in the fall. I'm thinking if I hold my mouth just right.....maybe something will happen.
ReplyDeleteYours look so beautifully green!
Mine don't seem to want to get moving. Yours are looking great ! (and great pic)
ReplyDeleteLove them blanched and frozen for the winter!
ReplyDeleteI'm so envious of your garden. I planted 5 10' rows of peas (shell and snow) and have very little to show for my efforts. Same goes for most of my spring vegetables. I'll try again in the fall. Until then, I'll keep enjoying watching your garden grow.
ReplyDeleteNice bowl of peas ya got there, Thomas!
ReplyDeleteWe had a few snow peas (volunteers) that germinated last fall in the spinach patch and they are already producing a nice little batch each day. The ones we actually planted just started to flower last week (don't know what's up with that). I can't wait for the harvest... they're my absolute favorite!
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Our spring has been so slow, wet, and cool. We have blossoms and the first few tiny pods, but not like you have.
ReplyDeleteAre you planning to freeze some of them? They do look great!
ReplyDeleteI grow only shell peas and they will be ready for harvest in a week or two.
We are having a bountiful snow pea harvest this week as well. I have to get my rear in gear and freeze some of ours today.
ReplyDeleteOy vay... I have real Snow Pea envy.
ReplyDeleteThanks to the rabbits, I had to replant mine. They have blooms, but no peas yet. Patiently waiting for something... anything... to harvest.
Yum! We have some too, I feel a stir fry coming on soon!
ReplyDeleteThose look great! I love snow peas and spotted my first blossom yesterday. They are my favorite thing to snack on when I am in the garden. You can also blanch and freeze them for later use if they become too abundant.
ReplyDeleteMmmm, lovely snow peas. Mine have just started to come in also, and they're going to be gone PDQ, it's a race against the powdery mildew.
ReplyDeleteThese look beautiful! I'm not sure what the deal with my peas were this year, but they have produced and produced... and they're already done. So I pulled them yesterday. But I have several bags of them frozen now, because I just couldn't eat snow peas everyday! Enjoy them! :)
ReplyDeleteThe only thing better than snow peas are sugar snap peas! I agree with you that both of them produce more produce per square foot of growing area than traditional peas. However, I still always grow a large patch of traditional garden peas because I adore them and they freeze well and are a snap to use once frozen in cooking (just grab what you need and no more from the bag, reseal and keep frozen!). Whether it is traditional peas, sugar snaps, or snow peas... the soil improving quality of peas is something to shout about too. The pea vines are a superior compost addition (high in protein and nitrogen) and I always leave the roots in the ground to decompose (leaves the nitrogen nodules in the ground) which makes that section of garden always superior for whatever crop grows next there. Peas are a beautiful thing!
ReplyDeleteI visited the old house yesterday to get rid of some trash and then remembered the peas. Usually I pick them every two days to make sure they don't get too big, but now that I don't live there it is hard to do that.
ReplyDeleteThey look really yummy. I love to eat them fresh from the vine. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm in agreement with KitsapFG, snap peas are exceptional; they're snow peas on steroids. You have basically a full size set of peas wrapped in a delicate shell that is all good to eat. Give snap peas a try Thomas and I think you'll become a fan too. Not that there's one thing wrong with a snow pea.
ReplyDeleteOh, those look so good. Ours are slow this year, think the heat might be getting to them. I agree, snow peas are great!
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