General information and discussion about cultivating beans, peas, peanuts, clover and vetch.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: NewYork 5a
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![]() When I harvested the garlic bed August 5th I planted a row of peas not expecting much. Fall radishes down the middle. They survived 2 light frosts and taste as good as my Spring harvest. Maybe just good weather luck but will try this again. If the weather holds I should get another basket. Wonder how they would do in Newfoundland. ![]() |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Newfoundland, Canada
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Those look good Oakley!
![]() Peas are a good crop here in NL - unlike beans which are really iffy. I have a small pea harvest happening here too at the moment - but I didn't have a crop earlier at all. Spring was too late, too much on the go. I planted a few seeds of some several varieties mostly from swaps, and not sure whether they were crossed or which ones didn't germinate. The only one that is what it is for sure is Golden Sweet, that was from my own seeds. And I had a pack of Sugar Anns from Halifax Seed, but some of them are crossed with a shellie. It's annoying to pick through them spitting out the pods that aren't edible. ![]() ![]() |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: NewYork 5a
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It must be SuperSugarSnap. SugarAnn is never that fat. The
other is RoyalSnow from Johnny's. Needs another week so I just harvest about half. Stocked up on Halifax seed on the way back at Masstown NS. Most seeds were 75% off. And hopefully do not have a cross.... I avoid shellies also. My Spring crop was a bit thin even sowing every week for about 5 weeks. I thought they might do well there. Great to know! ![]() |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Newfoundland, Canada
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Yes, we don't get early spring peas like other places do - because of our late frosts. But starting under row cover works really well for the earliest possible. Pea crop is typically in July or even August though. And for real slackers like me, maybe September!
I just pulled my carrots - experimental rotation in the garlic bed, planted too late. Well they are crisp and lovely but as yet very small.... the yield if compared to what is on the market would not equal value of the price I paid for the seeds, or the time it took to pull them. ![]() Carrots are a good crop to plant late - mid July - in order to avoid the carrot rust fly. No flies on these, and no wireworms in the bed which is good news alright! But I should've used my head about late rotations before a fall planted crop.. doh. ![]() |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Near Philadelphia, PA
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Great looking Fall peas! Mine are just starting to bud, but I also have a while (I hope) before the frosts!
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: ohio
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good job. We have never been able to get a Fall crop. they always get powdery mildew and die. this year the Spring crop got too old too fast because it was to hot and dropped the peas before we could pull the plants. we got a volunteer crop of snow peas this Fall. first time ever.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Southern Ontario, Canada Zone 6b
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Real nice!
I don't have any luck with peas either early or late. The only peas that grow well for me are Snow peas. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: NewYork 5a
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I gave up a long time ago trying to crack the secret pea growers
code for success. I just soak a mixed variety cupfull the day before planting as soon as the soil has thawed in early Spring. At that time I start a cell flat to plant a week or two later. Then keep sowing seed for a few more weeks. Mostly direct seed. The weather is just so unpredictable especially when it is just too wet, the seed rots. At least one sowing out of the five will take and so worth it. Critters, probably birds, get their fill. This Fall crop, what a bonus. And very sweet and crisp. Not at all troubled by the two light frosts. The Fall radishes are not looking so great. Pencils. suppose to be fatties. The watermelon variety. ![]() |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Vancouver Island
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Inspiring me to try next year. Taste of green Spring I bet.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Colorado
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![]() Quote:
https://youtu.be/J9pYKgt0VHo?t=16m38s https://youtu.be/J9pYKgt0VHo?t=17m4s Peas very rarely cross because the flowers are so tightly closed that few bees can get into the flower unless they chew their way in. And even then pea flowers self pollinate often before they open. Not saying it doesn't happen, but not very often. |
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