Yesterday we went out and picked all the peas that are ready. The hot weather has been drying some of them in their pods ! Then we pulled up all the vines and will plant some more lettuce there.
We wanted to get them all picked before we went away on holiday and managed to get 3.5 pounds, which is the largest amount we have ever had. Some of them will be eaten tonight at MasterShoestring's birthday dinner of steak and chips and the rest will be blanched and frozen for later. If I use 1/2 lb for tonight that will give me 6 lots of 1/2lb bags of organic peas for the freezer. Quite a saving and it is nearly impossible to buy organic peas, so we're well pleased that all that watering and good weather has given us a bumper crop.
We don't worry about watering as we have a private well on the property that runs out as soon as the water table drops, so we don't have to worry about instructions not to use hosepipes ! The only problem now is how to keep the remainder of the garden watered whilst we are away !
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