Identifying 3 Types of Peas to Grow in Your Garden

Identifying 3 Types of Peas to Grow in Your Garden

I grow three types of peas in my garden. There are many many varieties but there are three main types I grow. I was corrected that there are 5 types of peas with one of them being wrinkled peas. However, I think these are the three types most gardeners find on seed shelves.

There is the Sugar Pod pea which is grown for great edible pods and they have small peas that almost look immature. There is the Snap or Sugar Snap pea and there is both an edible rounded pod (looks normal) and normal sized peas. And there is the Standard pea which have great tasting peas and pods that are really inedible. They often have a very fibrous string.

If you want to see what the 3 types look like.... I shot a 1 minute video. Remember peas can often be grown in the spring and fall.




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Small Space Container Gardening with 5 Types of Vegetables

Small Space Container Gardening with 5 Types of Vegetables

Containers are often used on a deck or patio but they can also be used in the garden. They can sit in small garden spaces or be sunk halfway into the ground. I use recycled nursery containers directly in my garden beds. I sink them about half way down and makes sure I cut out at least one half of the bottom for root growth. It is a hybrid of a raised bed and container garden. Well... close to it.

Container gardening in small garden spaces lets you grow more vegetables. A little practice with timing and you can rotate crops through and remove crops as the bigger plants (like tomatoes) hit full size. This video presents some container ideas you might use in the garden and 5 vegetables you can plant in them. Enjoy!





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Basic Methods for Trellising Spring and Fall Peas: Two Seasons

Basic Methods for Trellising Spring and Fall Peas: Two Seasons

Peas are a great vegetable to grow in your garden. There is absolutely no comparison to peas picked from the vine to the peas you find in grocery stores. The sugars just aren't there unless you eat them from the vine. A pure crisp snap of sugary goodness. Interested?

I grow in Maryland Zone 7 and can grow peas as a spring and fall crop. I can plant peas again in mid August and have a fall crop until the hard frosts come in November.

Peas are very easy to grow in the ground or in containers but you absolutely need to trellis them. They have stems that are hallow and they break easily. Trellising also helps with picking. I give you several examples of how to trellis peas in the video.




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Identifying Aphids on Tomato Plants and Using Soapy Spray

Identifying Aphids on Tomato Plants and Using Soapy Spray

Aphids attack and infest many plants including your garden vegetables. They do like tomatoes with new growth. They suck the sap from them. They are soft bodied insects that can easily be managed. You can smash them, though messy. Squirt them off with a hose. And use a soapy spray on them. Soapy spray works for most soft bodied insects. I use about a teaspoon of dish soap per quart or a tablespoon per gallon.

I say 'about' because I now just eyeball a squirt or so into the container I am using. It is worth doing some research to find the mix ratio that best works for you. And... always test a new a spray by spraying a few leaves and waiting 24-48 hours before spraying all your plants. And always start with less... that is 1 tablespoon instead of 2. More is not always better. It is also best not to spray during direct full sun times. The morning or evening works best and the bees aren't around.

The video shows you how to identify their white molted skin and eventually the aphids themselves. They are easy to identify when you know what to look for and where to look. I show you the basic spraying method which is... cover the whole plant topside and bottom side. You probably need 2 applications to cure an infestation.




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Save Money! Creating Ground Cover with Oregano & Herb Transplants

Save Money! Creating Ground Cover with Oregano & Herb Transplants

The theme of my next several blog entries is saving money by growing your own transplants. There is no need to pay $3 an herb pot at your local stores. A pack of seeds,  cups and some soil can get you dozens of plants. That equates to like... 10 cents a plant.

I grow many herbs and vegetables indoors during the winter and then I let them mature in cups or containers for several weeks. The end product... I have hundreds of transplants that cost me about 10 cents a plant. I don't have an endless budget. Oregano is so easy to grow... I included the video of my over-seeding oregano practice at the end. Many herbs are extremely easy to grow in doors. I encourage you to give it a try.

This is what I did with my forty or so herb transplants. My cost was maybe $5. I used my oregano as ground cover around my blueberry bushes. They are planted on a slope that won't hold mulch. The rains come and it washes away. My solution... an oregano and herb ground cover. Here is the before and after video.




My video on starting oregano indoors.




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