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Today is the day I’m supposed to plant my peas. Crazy isn’t it? We’ve not yet escaped the nightly frosts that are keeping spring at bay, but it’s time for those little nuggets to go into the ground. So I will lift the plastic cover off of one of my “wonder boxes”, chase whatever little varmints have resided there for the winter (usually snakes) and attempt to dig the trenches that will house the sweet green rewards in June.
Peas are not really an economical crop. Easy to grow … yes, they do come right up in March, and requiring little tending, other than watering, they are tedious to shell, blanch and freeze. I order mine from a catalogue that promises 13 peas to the pod and multitudinous pods to the plant. I plant a 4x16 foot box, with a few rows of sugar peas thrown in for stir fry. Even at that, I usually only get a few quarts. The good thing is, they are finished in time to use the box for beans for the rest of the summer. Peas and bean ....

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