[Homestead] Gardening strategies, was Michihili (very long)
Lynn Wigglesworth
lynnw1366 at hotmail.com
Mon Apr 20 07:50:20 EDT 2009
> Now that is a method I could definitely use here.
> How large are your pea patches?
> What kind of shell peas have you grown like this? Are you talking about
> lima beans or butter beans or something like black-eyed peas? I need to
> grow more small red field peas.
> I love the Texas Fair brand of Field peas. When it comes to field peas,
> I'm picky and no other brand will do.
Wow; I'm getting really confused. In the north, "pea" means English (shell)
pea, or snow or snap pea...in the south, there seems to be dozens of types
of "peas". I've heard of field peas, but I don't think they are grown much
in this area. Can you grow English peas all summer in the south? I know that
they do in England, but they have generally cooler weather, even cooler than
I have here. I've heard of English 'marrowfat' peas (or 'mushy' peas) and
I'd like to try them, but can't find a source.
I've made two plantings of peas (English...'Misty', and 'Lincoln'); the
first one on 3/17 and the second on 4/1. Neither has come up yet, so I
looked around for them. They have both sprouted and are at ezactly the same
stage. Boy, you can't fool Mother Nature, huh? They will come up when THEY
think it's right, not in relation to when I plant them. At least they didn't
rot in the cold wet soil like they often do. I still have some 'Little
Marvel' to plant.
Lynn Wigglesworth
Tioga Co. PA
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