What did you do in the garden today?

[Rick589]

I have two rows of peas a few feet apart in one bed, one on a short trellis and the other spilling over the side. I picked them yesterday and I got more peas from the trellis peas. Could be that I didn't find all of them on the low row, or maybe the peas on the trellis actually produced better.

I do know that it's much easier to find and pick the peas on the trellis without damaging the vines. When I move the vines on the ground around I sometimes hear the vines crack and crunch like they're getting kinked. Maybe the damage makes them produce less???

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I have another row on a trellis in a different bed that are just starting to make peas. Those vines are already 5 feet tall. I plant them in double rows, 6 or 8 inches apart with the trellis positioned inbetween.

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I like the idea of the double rows with the trellis between. Looking to do a fall planting and I think I’ll try your idea. As I stated I’ve never trellised, well one time I half heartedly did, so I’ll put actual effort in it this time. This year I put in roughly 36 row feet of peas and harvested about 3.5 pounds, not sure if that would be considered a good haul or not but it will give me something to compare with the up and coming trellised peas.

 

[cj2024]

Today I sprayed all the squash and melon family with fungicide. I didn’t have the normal copper I usually use, so I grabbed something from my father.

Have you tried 1 part milk mixed with 5 part water?

 

[Smokerbill]

I like the idea of the double rows with the trellis between. Looking to do a fall planting and I think I’ll try your idea. As I stated I’ve never trellised, well one time I half heartedly did, so I’ll put actual effort in it this time. This year I put in roughly 36 row feet of peas and harvested about 3.5 pounds, not sure if that would be considered a good haul or not but it will give me something to compare with the up and coming trellised peas.

I'm guessing you shelled your peas? I plant edible pod peas and I know that I got more than 3.5 pounds from my 5 foot long double row last year.

 

[Rick589]

I'm guessing you shelled your peas? I plant edible pod peas and I know that I got more than 3.5 pounds from my 5 foot long double row last year.

Yeah, that is shelled weight, english peas. Unshelled weight never considered.

 

[Smokerbill]

Yeah, that is shelled weight, english peas. Unshelled weight never considered.

I just could never see the logic in growing peas then going to the trouble of shelling and discarding the pods, when there are varieties with edible pods that take less work to process. I feel like I get more bang for my buck that way. LOL

But yeah shelled peas are good too.

 

[TJAnonymous]

I've had a busy morning... Made 12 half pints of seedless blackberry jelly. A quart of vanilla syrup and a quart of triple berry (strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries) syrup.

And I STILL have a bunch of peaches to process. They are drawing tons of fruit flies so I gotta get to them today! One of my egg customers asked me today if she could buy some peaches. I told her to just take some. I can't get to them all and I feel bad about taking money when (despite my best effort) they have so many worms and bug damage.

I also found a giant pickling cuke hiding amongst the calendula. DH wants me to use it to make a spicy dill like the individual bagged ones you buy at the gas station. I suppose that would be a good use for it...

 

[Molpet]

I like the idea of the double rows with the trellis between. Looking to do a fall planting and I think I’ll try your idea. As I stated I’ve never trellised, well one time I half heartedly did, so I’ll put actual effort in it this time. This year I put in roughly 36 row feet of peas and harvested about 3.5 pounds, not sure if that would be considered a good haul or not but it will give me something to compare with the up and coming trellised peas.

A lb of shelled peas per 4ft of row is common

 

[WthrLady]

let me guess, you like butter. Only way to fly IMO.

I'm not so sure he does. Hmmmmm

 

[TJAnonymous]

None of my jelly set up... It looks super thin and liquidy.

 

[WthrLady]

None of my jelly set up... It looks super thin and liquidy.

frustrating....add more pectin and bring to a boil again