Mar 10 2009
Pea Planting Time
Saturday afternoon was perfect for planting peas. The ground was a little cool, but not wet and muddy, so it was very easy to open a furrow with a hoe and get the peas into the ground.You should plant peas as early as you can work the soil. Space them about 1 - 2 inches apart in the row, and about 1 inch deep. Keep some mulch handy in case the weather turns freezing again and you want to cover them with it. Peas are very hardy, but a little TLC never hurt them.
I put out Maestro, a variety I have good luck with. It makes nice long pods, about 4″ long, with 10 or more peas in each pod. I also planted some snow peas, the sugar snap kind. I pick some of them when they are flat, but they are surprisingly good, pods and all, if left until the pods are rounded out.
