Tag Archives: snow peas

Six on Saturday: May 29

Posted on May 30, 2021 by carolee

This final “Six on Saturday” for May 2021 begins with the first rose of the season! As you can see, we had a bit of welcome rain during the night washing all the dust that had settled on every surface … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged fava beans, head lettuce, Indiana gardening, potager, Roses, Six on Saturday, snow peas, thymes in bloom | 7 Comments

Biding my time…

Posted on March 15, 2021 by carolee

In my last post, “Resisting the Urge,” my growing impatience to get growing emerged. There were “Oregon Giant” snow peas planted on one of the potager’s trellises, but then planting was halted. The ground is so very dry, and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged amaryllis, garden clean-up, gardening, Indiana gardening, Indiana weather, potager, snow peas, The Heirloom Garden | 7 Comments

Emergence!

Posted on April 9, 2019 by carolee

The first seeds sown outdoors in 2019 have emerged! “Green Arrow” peas have sprouted and will soon be reaching their support fence. The edging of miniature tulips on the left is filling in nicely, too. And I can … Continue reading →

Posted in peas, Spring, Uncategorized | Tagged growing your own food, Indiana gardening, kitchen garden, lovage, peas, Potager, rhubarb, shallots, snow peas | 13 Comments

Rejoice!

Posted on March 14, 2019 by carolee

The long-awaited first crocus “Cream Beauty” has finally opened! There is cause for celebration in the land! It was formally greeted and welcomed, intently inspected, and the rejoicing began! And THEN THE PLANTING commenced!!! Let’s just pause here for … Continue reading →

Posted in Planting Time, raised beds, shallots, snow peas, Uncategorized, vegetable gardening | Tagged bok choy, fava beans, Indiana gardening, kale, kitchen gardens, mache, peas, Potager, shallots, snow peas, spinach, spring planting | 10 Comments

“Ap PEAS ment”

Posted on April 6, 2018 by carolee

Appeasement: bringing about a state of peace, quiet or contentment; conciliatory action that satisfies or soothes… The sun is shining. The daffodils are blooming. The first planting of snow peas is emerging. I am planting shelling peas. I am ap-PEAS-ed!

Posted in peas, snow peas, Uncategorized | Tagged gardening, growing vegetables, peas, Potager, snow peas | 8 Comments

Welcome, Crocus!

Posted on February 27, 2018 by carolee

I am thrilled to announce that there are finally blooms in the garden! After weeks of cold temperatures and heavy rain, we are blessed with two days of sunshine…in a row! According to my journal, February to date was … Continue reading →

Posted in Potager, seeds, snow peas, Uncategorized | Tagged Cobrahead weeder, crocuses, Farmers Almanac, garden lore, gardening, planting, potager, snow peas | 4 Comments

A Day of Firsts!

Posted on May 17, 2017 by carolee

After a long spell of cold, rainy weather it is suddenly 87 degrees and total sunshine! The slight drawback are the 50 mph winds that are really drying things out. I’ve had to water the flats on the outside benches … Continue reading →

Posted in chives, gardening, herbs, kitchen gardens, Potager, Uncategorized | Tagged berries, cabbage worms, chives, first blooms, gardening, peas, snow peas, strawberries | 14 Comments