peas & broccoli

This summer I had the in-laws.  I always give them 'new' culinary adventures
... fixing them things like artichokes, tofu and the one that got them this
time, flower salad.  Amy, If you have alot of pea blossums and feel
adventuresome, enjoy a pea blossum (not to be confused with sweet peas which
are poisonous!).
Broccoli likes the cooler weather.  Plant very early spring for summer or
later summer for autumn/winter.  I've had easy success with broccoli raab,
its fairely easy.  Not as big of heads as the standard broc but then we eat
them raw or quick stir -fry the "trees" (I have kids and we don't call it
the "B" word cause the neighbor kids have told them how gross broccoli is
... it works rather well as they are pretending to be dinosaurs).  The raab
seems to grow faster or else I'm getting older and loosing my 'time' sense.
I was thinking about why they would suggest the potting soil mix in a hole
and I'm guessing it is an easy soil meduim for seeds to germ, broccoli are
heavy feeders and need the steady moisture.
Amy, you need some inspiration to go along with your apprehension!  Go to
the library and see if they have any Rosalind Creasy.   She has a whole
series of 'edible' books: Edible Herb Garden; Edible Salad Garden; Edible
French Garden; Edible Heirloom Garden; Edible Italian Garden; Edible Flower
Garden; and many others.  The pictures are inspiring and the advice is
solid.  Not that I am sending you out.  Just trying to give you 'visuals'
that you can do :)  Once you get some plants going, you are going to find
your fears disappear with the more success you have.  There are no mistakes,
just learning moments!!
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