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Triumph With Peas

June 3, 2007 By Carol Michel 23 Comments

Always the whispers… “she has a nice garden, but did you know she can’t grow peas”.

I always had good excuses.

Some years, I planted too late, and the vines shriveled in the heat.

Some years, the bunnies ate the vines before the pea pods could even form.

I didn’t choose a good variety for the midwest.

I got busy and the peas dried up on the vines in the hot June sun.

But not this year.

This is the Year of the Pea.

I planted early on March 17th.

I kept the peas under cover to keep the rabbits from eating the vines.

I chose a good variety for the midwest, ‘Green Arrow’.

I did not get too busy and neglect the peas.

I have triumped with peas. I can grow peas! I no longer hear the whispers. I am no longer the disgrace of the family. And it has only taken me twenty years of having a vegetable garden of my own to reach this point.

Aren’t those peas the prettiest green you’ve ever seen? The green of spring, the green of triumph.

The pods are full of these “jewels of the garden”.

Peas like these should be displayed in an antique crystal dish like this one, now known as “the pea bowl”.

The vines are healthy so there will be many more pods to pick.
I have triumphed with peas. 2007, the Year of the Pea. If all else should fail in my garden this summer, I’ll always have the peas.

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  1. Annie in Austin says

    June 3, 2007 at 3:54 am

    All Hail the Queen of Garden Peas!

    They look absolutely delicious, and the official ‘Pea Bowl’ is quite effective!

    Carol, since your favorite color is green, you could have a tiara made… maybe peapods in enameled gold, formed into a circlet like the laurel wreathes of ancient Greece? Or pea green jade earrings? Congratulations.

    Annie at the Transplantable Rose

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  2. Alyssa says

    June 3, 2007 at 4:10 am

    Oh, Annie, excellent suggestions for head wear and jewelry for the Pea Queen. Carol, now you can truly hold your head up high! Congratulations – actually the peas look delicious. I’d have eaten them before they were put in the official pea bowl. Nothing like fresh peas from the garden! I’m beginning to have tiny peas forming now and I can’t wait. Wonderful job, Carol Alyssa

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  3. Sylvana says

    June 3, 2007 at 6:15 am

    My neighbor can’t grow peas either. She just comes and eats some of mine; I grow enough for both our families and I rarely plant them before Memorial Day. In fact, I just learned this year that you were supposed to plant them as soon as the soil could be worked. I think I will try that next year.

    Lovely Pea Bowl! Those pictures make me very hungry for peas.

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  4. Anonymous says

    June 3, 2007 at 6:23 am

    Oh how lucky you are this year. There is nothing as delicious as Risi e bisi (pea risotto) made with fresh peas!

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  5. LostRoses says

    June 3, 2007 at 6:37 am

    A tiara of peapods, Carol, what a nice change of chapeaux that will be for your “mowing costume”! Is there anything prettier than peas in a pod? I think you’ve got this pea-growing thing nailed this year!

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  6. Anonymous says

    June 3, 2007 at 9:04 am

    Congratulations on your pea triumph.
    You’ll have to let us know how they taste.
    Enjoy your new found pea-dom.
    Sorry, it’s the best I can do at this hour.

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  7. Anonymous says

    June 3, 2007 at 6:18 pm

    Carol, you are going to share your peas, aren’t you?

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  8. Kathy says

    June 3, 2007 at 8:08 pm

    Fresh peas and fresh sweet corn both taste best straight from the garden, no languishing in the refrigerator. We do cook our corn, but yes, raw peas are best.

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  9. Laurie and Chris says

    June 3, 2007 at 9:23 pm

    Yummy! We would eat them right out of the garden in the pod!! We love freash peas. Some day I will have room for a vegi. garden.

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  10. El says

    June 3, 2007 at 10:33 pm

    Congrats on the peas Ms Carol! Yeah the thing with most plants is they’re really not so contrary if you *just* do what they want. I planted mine on St. Pat’s day too and we’re about a week away from a harvest. I can’t wait though.

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  11. Nickie says

    June 4, 2007 at 1:23 am

    I’m green with envy!

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  12. Whyite says

    June 4, 2007 at 1:59 am

    And what nice pea vines they are. I try growing peas with limited luck. Last year they just rotted in the ground. Next year I am going to try again with the things I’ve learned from you.

    The are nice. And look like they will taste grrreat!

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  13. Anonymous says

    June 4, 2007 at 2:22 am

    Congratulations! I’m waiting to see what happens with mine. It’s nice to have such beautiful pictures as inspiration!

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  14. kathy says

    June 4, 2007 at 2:39 am

    Wow. I have pea envy too. My peas are only just starting bloom. But I think I’m going to have a fairly good pea year this year. (Its good pea weather in New England.) But my harvest will be a bit later than yours. It may not be the Year of the Pea for me (probably the Year of the Lettuce, as usual) Congrats. And thanks for the inspiration.

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  15. Anonymous says

    June 4, 2007 at 3:25 am

    Your peas are magnificent! I’ll bet they taste even better than they look and that is hard to believe! Another genus conquered!

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  16. Unknown says

    June 4, 2007 at 4:44 am

    YAY! I’m glad to hear that it is, indeed, officially the Year of the Pea. Congratulations, Carol! 🙂

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  17. Kylee Baumle says

    June 4, 2007 at 4:54 am

    WOO HOOOOOOOOOO! Congrats on getting good peas!! I’ve grown them before and while they are a lot of work to get a pan full of them, they are YUMMY!

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  18. vonlafin says

    June 4, 2007 at 5:21 am

    Congratulation!! I have never been able to grow a decent pea. I am inspire, and will try next spring.

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  19. Sweet Home and Garden Carolina says

    June 4, 2007 at 12:33 pm

    Happy Year of the Pea to you, Carol. Some years ( and with your careful planning ) everything goes right.

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  20. Carol Michel says

    June 4, 2007 at 11:29 pm

    All… thanks for the congrats and for those who admitted they also struggle to grow decent peas. I’m picking more this evening!

    Carol, aka “the Pea Queen”

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  21. Christa says

    June 4, 2007 at 11:48 pm

    Bravo, Carol! Those peas of yours look perfect. Enjoy eating them!

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  22. Ki says

    June 5, 2007 at 1:14 pm

    I’m envious. We can never grow peas because of the rabbits, ground hogs and deer. I keep telling myself that frozen baby peas are not that bad. 🙁

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  23. Yolanda Elizabet Heuzen says

    June 5, 2007 at 5:16 pm

    Well done Carol, now you are a real gardener. 😉 BTW that crystal bowl for the peas goes very well with the satin cushion for the first tomato. 😀

    Reply

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