RE: where did everyone go?!?

So do you get peas in the winter or do they grow until spring and then
start bearing?

Cyndi


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
Behalf Of Theresa W
Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 2:52 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] where did everyone go?!?

And I plant mine in November here!

Theresa

Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT wrote:
> It probably depends on when it gets hot in your area. When I sow mine 
> in mid-March, I start getting peas in...ummmm...early May I guess, but

> the "season" only lasts about two or three weeks. I don't know if they

> are exhausted by then or if the heat kills them off, because it's 
> pretty common for us to be getting high 80s during that time. We have 
> to pick every day too. I only plant snow peas and sometimes snap peas,

> always the short ones so I don't have to trellis them.
> I'm really hoping to plant this weekend and see if I get a longer 
> season.
> 
> Cyndi
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On 
> Behalf Of pdickson
> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 9:12 AM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] where did everyone go?!?
> 
> I could be wrong but I always thought they had to be in by mid Feb in 
> order for them not to burn up too soon...  I have made it before and 
> they do great.... but most of them time I think I am too late and 
> don't get them planted.
> Tricia
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT" <cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 10:56 AM
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] where did everyone go?!?
> 
> 
>> I have always planted my snow peas in mid-March, even though we have 
>> a
> 
>> very short spring. I guess I always had this feeling they would 
>> freeze
> 
>> plus I just haven't been ready to get them in the ground before that.
>> But I'll try putting them in this weekend and see what happens, it 
>> would  be great to get a longer season out of them.
>> Lots of freeze burned foliage at my place too, it is really starting 
>> to  become more evident as the rest of the yard greens up.
>>
>> Cyndi
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On

>> Behalf Of pdickson
>> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 8:18 AM
>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] where did everyone go?!?
>>
>> It is 60 here this morning.  I got my snow peas planted last week so 
>> maybe I will get some before it gets too hot.  I have potatoes ready 
>> to plant but my mom always said plant on March 17th.
>> We are suppose to have bad tornado like storms this evening with high

>> winds then Saturday is suppose to be good again.  I am hoping to go 
>> to
> 
>> OKC to a House and Garden show tonight while the weather is not good 
>> then home to work in the yard tomorrow.
>> My husband got a pre-emergent put down on the grass...  and the extra

>> acre.
>> We have to be diligent about pre-emergent to keep down the grass
> burrs.
>> I hope we get some rain on it tonight.
>> So much to do.... I did get out and cleaned the old burned foliage 
>> from the Lenten Roses (Helleborus orientalis).  I hope they get to 
>> bloom this year.
>> I can see daffodil foliage but still very short.  I need to cut back 
>> some overgrown prowis castle artemesia.  I like to leave it as winter

>> cover but now it gets to looking pretty bad.
>> I wish everyone a great weekend to work in our gardens!
>> Tricia
>> zone 6b
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT" 
>> <cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil>
>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 9:55 AM
>> Subject: RE: [CHAT] where did everyone go?!?
>>
>>
>>> Everybody's quiet I guess. Nothing happening here in So Cal except 
>>> we
> 
>>> did have a bit of rain last night - probably less than half an inch 
>>> -
> 
>>> but I'm sure the plants welcomed it anyway. It was a cold storm too,

>>> this morning all our car doors were frozen shut.
>>> My onion plants showed up yesterday so I will be planting this 
>>> weekend if the weather cooperates. And I have a couple tomato 
>>> seedlings up already. More daffodils are starting to bloom which 
>>> only accentuates all the clean-up work I need to do out front - ah 
>>> well, what would life be without a list of things to do?
>>>
>>> Cyndi
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] 
>>> On
> 
>>> Behalf Of Zemuly Sanders
>>> Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 6:48 PM
>>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] where did everyone go?!?
>>>
>>> I was gone all day.  I'd rather have been outside.  Tomorrow I visit

>>> the accountant. <YECCH> zem
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
>>> To: "gardenchat list" <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>> Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 8:28 PM
>>> Subject: [CHAT] where did everyone go?!?
>>>
>>>
>>>> Did I miss something, no chat messages today?
>>>>
>>>> Everyone on the west coast ok
>>>> with this storm coming thru?......
>>>>
>>>> Hum... must be spring and everyone is in the garden....
>>>>
>>>> Donna
>>>> who's been busy with work stuff....
>>>>
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