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  • From: "BarbaraJ" <jbmckillip AT mesanetworks.net>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Shading peas?
  • Date: Sun, 2 May 2010 06:33:27 -0600

I've never grown pea shoots before, do you just cut them when they're small? Can you cut them more than once? Use them in salads? I have very cool nights here and a short growing season, I'd like to try them. What variety of pea do you use? Any info, I'm all ears, thanks,

Barb
Front Range, Colorado
----- Original Message ----- From: "Nan Hildreth" <NanHildreth AT riseup.net>
To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 7:40 PM
Subject: [Market-farming] Shading peas?


We're a new market farm and our best product is now pea
shoots. I've never grown peas before but I sold $100 of shoots at
the market today and have restaurant customers wanting them. After
so many failures in the last 18 months, it's great to have a little
success. But we're in zone 8b and it will be 87 tomorrow.

Should I shade them? Would the the translucent white roofing
plastic I already have work? Or weed barrier cloth that I'm not
using? Or do I need to mail order shade cloth? Other tips?

Will lots of water help keep them going? I have drippers on them,
but would micro-sprinklers in the heat of the day be better? Shall
I plant some Wando peas in a bed with only morning sun or wait until
September?


Nan Hildreth 713-842-6643

Action is the antidote to despair....
Joan Baez

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