I picked half a bucket of our chemical free or organic peas for our tea the other day.
Peas etymology is of Mediterranean origin. When introduced into Western Europe. Peas were expensive and considered to be a delicacy.
I am not keen on shelling peas either. I am always disappointed with how few there are in your pan. But they are delicious and taste like a glass of freezing cold water from our fridge dispenser. We have one of those big double door American style of fridge freezer.
They are members of the Legume family. Which means that they extract nitrogen from the air and release it through their roots into the soil making it rich and green manured for another vegetable crop.
I love them and I will sow more this week.
Back to the rain and mizzle again today. At least we won't need to water the gardens.
Broad beans are the same, but the contents of both are fantastic, mine are behind, the pigeons ate my first sown tips.
ReplyDeleteYou can sow them again in September Marlene to over winter. I plant Japanese onion sets in September and I have also set potaroes for Christmas in the polytunnel. The peas are so fresh and tasty.
ReplyDeleteThe pigeons ate ours too. Pesky birds.
ReplyDeleteShould gardeners pee on their peas? That's a question I would like to ask Bob Flowerdew. However, his brother Google Flowerdew says this: "Human urine contains a wealth of vital plant nutrients, including nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, calcium, and sulphur. Instead of flushing these precious elements downstream, where they cause nutrient pollution and harmful algal blooms, we can reclaim these nutrients to grow gorgeous crops!" Do you pee on your peas Dave? I bet Poppypatchwork does.
ReplyDeleteThe wood pigeons annoy me with their cooing JayCee. Do you ever go beach combing? I have found, wood, seaweed, fish boxea, ropes and nets washed up. All useful free stuff to recycle and repurpose for tge veg plot. I saw some plantwrs in a skip today but the wife wouldn't stop for me to have a look. Says I have got enough of them.
ReplyDeleteI love to eat them fresh from the pod.
ReplyDeleteJust on the compost heap YP. I knew a lady allotment holder who kept a commode in her shed. Said she emptied the contents on her veg plot. I stick with fym. There was a flood at our chip shop last week. Everyone wanted peas/ pees. Get it?
ReplyDeleteYes. I did get it. Sounds like a Ken Dodd joke to me.
DeleteVery nuch so. I'm here all week..
DeleteSo do I Jules. I can not resist picking some and eating them alfresco on the veg plot.
ReplyDeleteMy peas are between 6" and 12" tall.....I think they are struggling
ReplyDeleteThey will be fine GZ. Another week or so and rhey will be really vigorous. They are legumes and feed themselves with nitrogen from the air.
ReplyDeleteYum! There is nothing quite like freshly podded peas, and frozen ones are a completely different species. I had a pony who adored pea pods and would close his eyes with ecstacy as he ate them. How I loved that pony. And I loved sitting on the back step in the sun podding them. I recall the satisfying sound they made as they dropped into the bowl. Lovely memories, thank you.
ReplyDeleteThank you Virginia. You can not beat fresh homegrown vegetables can you?
ReplyDeleteI remember picking peas when I was a child. Such a wonderful taste. We don't often see them here. Probably they are harvested in a totally different season
ReplyDeleteIt says sow them in October in Greece on Google Linda.
DeleteI like peas ,also but grow mainly mange tout and snap peas. A variety of types and sowing times, ensures a long harvest.
ReplyDeleteA word of warning to those who dont know it, but be careful how you handle old or dead parsnip plants. They can produce a nasty blister rash, which then makes the skin sensitive to sunlight. I got this spme 40 years ago and still have to wear a floppy hat long sleeves and leggings in the garden . I have just had a bad attack of dermatitis as a result. I think the lack of sun shine made me a bit careless on keeping my hands covered. Gloves are such a nuisance when tying up plants.
Kathy
Thanks Kathy for the handling parsnips advice. I always wear gloves especially handling Ragwort.
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