I have finally harvested some peas. Even though it seemed to take a while this year I think it was sooner then last year. In the colander is a grouping of every pea I am growing this year:- Victorian Climbing Shelling Pea
- Cascadia Snap Pea
- Oregon Sugar Snow Pea
- Opal Creek Golden Snap Pea
I should also mention that I have given up weighting my harvests. It is nice to have a measure of success but it is just to much work. Previously I had to photograph, trim, wash, dry & weight before posting. Without weighting I just have to photograph before posting and I can get the rest done whenever.
Look for a bean post next....
You have a very nice selection of peas Dan. If I wasn't semi-retired, I don't think I would have the time to weigh everything either. We will see how much weighing I get done when the tomatoes start :)
ReplyDeleteI almost never weigh anything either . . . you're not alone. What do you think of the flavor of the Opal Creek? I'm very curious about it.
ReplyDeleteI didn't weigh much of anything before the first of this year and now I just need to know what my garden can do in a year, just gotta do it . . .
ReplyDeleteYour peas are looking pretty, mine are all mangey with powdery mildew now and there's not much worth picking anymore.
Your peas are lovely! I don't weigh things, either.
ReplyDeleteI bet a stirfry with thoase peas is just wonderful! I just can't grow them here, because it gets too hot.
ReplyDeleteI know, weighing is already becoming a chore for me but since I've never done it before, I should at least try to do it for one year.
ReplyDeleteBean harvest already??
What beautiful peas! Enjoy!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat harvest!
ReplyDeletei forgot to weigh all the time....especially with the herbs.
I weighed the harvests for the first time last year and I am sticking to it this year - mainly because I changed up a few things (like the potato planting method) and I want to have a comparison of pounds produced per square foot of garden area planted to evaluate the results. If it were not such a useful tool, I would quit doing it too because honestly I am more interested in getting it from the garden to my kitchen ASAP! However, with sugar snap peas... it is hard to get very many to the kitchen because we love to eat them right there in the garden - crisp and raw!
ReplyDeleteNice peas! I cooked some of mine up tonight - those that I don't eat right off the vine. MMMM.
ReplyDeleteI love the taste of the Oregon Sugar Snow Peas! I'm harvesting that right now in my garden but only a handful at a time. *sigh* You have quite the selection of peas!
ReplyDeleteThe peas look delicious!
ReplyDeleteLovely peas. What are the nobbly ones? They look very like some we are having for lunch - an old variety called Kent Blue which are used as a mangetout (or snow pea, I think you would say). They are lovely raw with salad too.
ReplyDeleteI gave up weighing also. I'd love to be able to keep up with it all, but until I get a garden scale in the garden that goes over two pounds, I'm in trouble.
ReplyDeleteI love the peas. I'm going to try them again this year.
It does take more effort to weigh. Most of my trimming happens in the garden as it gets picked anyway (unless I want a photo of it with all the leaves, like the turnips). Next year I'm hoping for a set up outside where I can wash and trim in the garden well. I don't like bringing in all the dirt.
ReplyDeleteGenerally, I don't weigh my harvest. But there are a few that I will weigh for recording purposes such as the potatoes. I also weighed my garlic scape harvest to see if I had enough for several recipes.
ReplyDeletePeas look good and I bet they will be delicious in stir fry.
Lovely peas.
ReplyDeleteI started weighting my harvest this year. I need to know how much of what I need for annual supply.
My beans just started flowering.