Garden Update. pt. 2 peas, beans, tomatos and turkeys?
February 21, 2010 by admin
Filed under Organic Compost
One heck of an amazing harvest is starting. 7 foot tall pea plants. Cukes everywhere and a hit-turkey named Vito who wants to break my legs.
Thanks for the video on the peas. I’m growing a few this year for the first time. They are doing pretty well for Alaska summer weather.
Your funny by the way.
I think you hate turkeys. hehe
That’s a good question! I have never heard that allowing cukes to fully ripen would cause the vine to die. The thing is, you need to continue picking the cukes. This causes the plant to think (in a manner of speaking) that it’s being attacked. It puts out more flowers and cukes in an attempt to reproduce as much as possible. Allowing cukes to fully ripen might cause the vine to stop flowering though because it thinks it’s finally done it’s job.
Oh and never give your cucumber vine a gun.
Hey great videos!!! I have a question – Ive heard that with cucumbers that if you allow even one fruit to mature seed that the whole vine will die. Do you know if this is true? again great videos
thanks sweety pie im gonna start some this week
It’s never too late to plant pea pods.
Peas sprout fast….about a week. They produce pods in about a month. You’re in the south, so no doubt you’ll have great success if you try them. The cool thing about pea pods is you can pick them at any age. If you prefer them tender, you can pick them when they’re only a half inch long. If you want them full and large, you can pick them at 3″ long. The more you pick, the more they produce. They produce until fall.
i got another question when is it to late to plant peas and food is so much better fresh i agree
Snap peas are fun and sooooo easy to grow. My nephew hated green beans and pea pods (actually he hated all veggies) until my sister brought him to visit. I took him through the garden and showed him the plants. He asked “Uncle Ray, don’t you got to put it in a can before you can eat it?” I told him you can eat this food right off the plant and not even wash it! He tried a green bean and I am totally serious, he now loves grean beans and a few other veggies. It’s priceless!
nice video, beautiful garden you make me want to try peas this year
lol “WANT A BLADE OF GRASS?” funny =p
good vid
by the way i mgetting a digital camcorder so better vds on the way
Sheer Zen Simplicity. This is better than 100 sessions with a psychiatrist. Plant therapy. Amazing stuff.
There is sanity in the soil…