Monday
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Peas so lovely, peas so many
Monday, July 30, 2012 In the beginning, the young transplants were well behaved.
'Dwarf Grey Sugar' Pea Transplant, April 22nd 
'Dwarf Grey Sugar' Pea flower, May 26th
Shoots, leaves and early blossom on 'Brazilian Snow Pea'Very soon, though, the dwarves and giants got into a bit of tangle.
Pea flowers & tendrils, June 3rd
And 'Green Arrow', being of modest stature and slower pace, got caught in the middle & was almost overwhelmed.
'Green Arrow' Pea flowers
In the end, everyone finally decided to shake hands and share teepees.
Pea teepees, June 3rdThere was peace, if not order.
Wild & Wonderful, June 24th
And there was abundance.
Brazilian Snow Pea harvest, June 25th
Final pea harvest, July 16th
Peas, sweet & edible, July 16th
Reader Comments (2)
My dad is very neat and precise and I suspect he found the pea craziness unsettling when they used to grow snowpeas and sugar snaps. However I love the tangled mayhem of peas. They will do what they want to do and you just have to leave them to it.
To be honest, I think I've been too neat & precise in my gardening this season and as a result, sacrificed variety and abundance. Lesson learned. I like your phrase "tangled mayhem". And it certainly works well as a pea-growing strategy.
By the way, I'm going to sow beet seeds this week. When it comes to thinning, well, I'll do as little as possible without compromising root size. And I'll try not to be bothered by less than perfectly straight rows :-).