Author: Justin Shelton

How can you tell when peas are ready for harvest? The peas inside the pod should be touching each other. They shouldn’t have a give when you squeeze them. Their pods should be crunchy. Their pods should be bright to dark green which shows that they’re at their peak flavor. How do you know when […]

Heat will be what shuts them down in most climates. 80 °F is tough on a sweet pea and once you start seeing hot days and warm nights, the end may be near. Plants can handle warm days as long as they cool down to 45-50 °F at night, but many warm climate growers simply […]

Snap peas are eaten whole since the pod is edible – it’s plump, crisp, and sweet. Sometimes a string along the edge of the pod has to be removed, but many varieties grown today are stringless as long as the weather cooperates. Do peas taste sweet? As well, pisum macrocarpon- snap peas that have an […]

To stop mice eating peas, beans, sweat corn etc when they have been put in the soil to germinate just cover the area with a fine mesh (wire or plastic) making sure it is secured to the ground (I use long, old metal pipes to weigh down the edges or push sufficient soil over the […]

Peas like the cool weather and are sheltered inside pea pods. Pea pods are botanically a fruit because they contain seeds. There are lots of kinds of peas. What are pea pods made of? Botanically, pea pods are fruit, since they contain seeds and develop from the ovary of a (pea) flower. The name is […]

Peas prefer to grow in light, sandy loam although they can grow in other types of soil. The soil should hold moisture without becoming waterlogged. Good drainage is important since the seeds and plants will rot if the soil is too wet. Peas are “heavy feeders” while they are growing, so the soil should be […]

Sweet-pea definition A colloquial term of endearment for something sweet or lovely; a child or a pet, for example. A flowering plant, Lathyrus odoratus, grown for its bright colours and sweet fragrance. What does calling someone sweet pea mean? sweet pea (plural sweet peas) A flowering plant, Lathyrus odoratus, grown for its bright colours and […]

P’s/Pees. Meaning: Quite simply “p’s” or “pees” is another word for money or cash. What is peas slang for? Among the most pervasive are bruv, mate, bare, fam, gwop or peas (money), and chirpsin’, linkin’ and lipsin’ – flirting, dating and kissing respectively. What are slang words for money? General terms include: bread. wad. bacon. […]

Each paragraph should begin with a clear topic sentence stating the point that paragraph seeks to make. Your point should be a claim, something that needs to be supported or illustrated with evidence. The point should be *your* idea, not an idea from another source. What is the pea format? A PES file is a […]

Beans and peas enrich the soil. A good gardening practice is to follow beans or peas with a heavy-feeding plant, such as tomatoes or squash. That way, one year’s crop help provide for the next. What do you plant after tomato crop rotation? What to plant after tomatoes? Try beans. Legumes and then the cruciferous […]

Same as humans, crop plants can be greatly damaged by temperature and light stress. Nighttime harvest can provide fruit that retains significantly better internal and external quality: sugars, acids, flavor compounds, color, firmness, etc. When peas are harvested? Most varieties of peas are ready to harvest 60 to 70 days after planting. Peas mature quickly, […]

Grow leafy green vegetable in the soil after harvesting and removing pea plant (leaving roots), and they will flourish. Did you know you can harvest pea shoots? The top 2-3” of young seedlings’ growth can be added to salads. Pinching out shoots encourages branching and stimulates the plant to flower and fruit more. What do […]

All parts of the pea plant are edible. As the pea leaves and stems mature, they tend to get tough and stringy, but when they are young, the pea shoots are not just tender, they are also crisp and tasty. They have a pea-like flavor, but even fresher. Is pea a edible seed? pea, (Pisum […]

Raw Sugar Snap Peas You can eat the whole pod, with the peas inside, and if you can get them fresh from the farmer’s market, they will be so impressively sweet. Can you eat an entire sugar pea? A cross between snow peas and English (regular) peas, sugar snaps have a pod that contains small […]

Unlike English peas and garden peas, you eat sugar snap peas pod and all. While you do not have to shell these peas, you might need to trim them. Prepackaged fresh or frozen sugar snap peas come trimmed, but those bought in bulk or harvested from your garden need a few quick steps to ready […]

If you are trying to lose weight or maintain your current weight, sweet, crunchy sugar snap peas could be just the thing you are looking for. For a one cup serving they are only 35 calories, yet pack in 2 grams of protein, and no fat. They also contain 3 grams of natural sugar and […]