I’m planting quite a few peas in hopes of freezing some. Here’s how everything is supposed to mature:
| CROP | MATURITY | USE |
| Brussels Sprouts | 90 days | Happy New Year! |
| Peas | 62 days | Thanksgiving – maybe |
| Romaine Lettuce | 55 days | Thanksgiving leftover sandwiches |
| Bibb Lettuce | 65 days | Christmas party salad |
The temperature has finally started to cool. This morning (5:30am), I could see my breath! I love this time of year. In Bakersfield, we can celebrate the fact that we survived another summer. Now I can work outside without melting and baking.
Delightful.
October 10, 2009 – This bed has most everything sprouting.
Note: The peas are up. I just didn’t grab a photo.
4 comments:
It's COLD out there today (yippee). We're planting lots of peas this year too, it's our sons favorite and I think it's the absolute best veggie for freezing. I love your 'when to use' chart...that is so helpful!
I know the heat is awful when it's awful. But what a wonderful thing to be able to plant such a variety NOW. We're tucking our beds away--except for some covered mache and spinach and arugula.
Enjoy your Christmas Bibb, lucky you!
Okay, I'm doing what you are doing, certainly with the peas, beets and carrots bed. I've given up on my beans which have been eaten down to the nubbins by some mystery varmint. I took your advice to shine a flashlight on them at night and see if they were pill bugs. None. Now I'm blaming mice, especially since I'm seeing the holes where they dug the seedlings up and the scattered seeds where they finished their feast.
Bastards!
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