How Do You KNOW 🌿 How Much To GROW | Show & Tell
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- The peas have been in the ground for 72 days now. And it's time to harvest the first round! So let's sit down and have a chat together and talk about how many peas is enough peas? Is it 20 plants, or 100 plants? I shoot for 300-400 each year between my garden and my green stalk planters. You'd be surprised how many peas you actually get per plant. 🌿
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Just a little story concerning shelling peas. My husband spent every summer as a child,with his grandparents in Arkansas. As his grandmother was shelling peas he decided he could make life easier for her. He went to the workshop and made her a pea sheller. This was probably about 1954 and he was 7 years old. He was gifted like that☺️
Wow. since is was that easy and successful, why not use it for extra income?
People come up with the great invention but don't follow through.
Amazing
Can you hear me talking to you? I said it several times, you're shelling the hard way! 😆 Put the receiving bowl in your lap. Pop the bottom tip. Put it in your hand string down. Thumb on the rounded bottom tip and push down lightly. . It'll *pop* so easy! Then run your thumb up the inside of the shell. And toss the shell in your slop bucket.
Peas are one of my favourite foods, but I have no luck growing them in my raised bed.
I thought the same thing as I watched! It was physically painful to me. I was imagining the 3 or 4 washtubs I do each picking. All in good fun Rachel 😉
Same here, I was about to make the same suggestion. Unshelled peas on the left, shelled peas on lap, scrap shells on the right. Much more efficient. I cringed every time I saw her lean over.
First time growing peas: I grew 1 container (9 plants) of shelling peas on my balcony because I live in an apt and got 1/3 cup of peas... lol. My snow peas gave me a better harvest. 9 plants in 1 container = 3 separate harvests, 1 handful each which I threw raw into a salad. Delicious but definitely need more plants. Maybe some day if I ever have a house.. 😍
Just sat down to shuck peas and watch some CZcams. I feel like we are shucking together 🤗. Peas are like spinach you need way more than you think. Wish you well!
Would love to see this as a series for different things like peppers, green beans, tomatoes, etc! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
We had a terrific pea year. We harvested almost 7 bushel. It yielded 125 pints in the freezer. This is the best year we have ever had.
How many seeds did you plant?
What variety did you plant and how many if you don't mind my asking? Every year I plant a few different ones trying to find the winner. I have been happy with several.but still looking for the big producer.
Wow! That's amazing! Good for you.😊
@@mingli6753 great question
We planted 3 pounds of seed. The variety is called Penelope. We were told the Amish in Pennsylvania like this.
I planted 5 😂😂😂 We just retired from the Army and I built a very small garden to just test really but I do wished I had done the research to plant more. It was a great snack for me and my pups today as I pulled them out 😅 they weren’t doing well.
I was one who planted 40 plants. I got about 12 to 16 ounces of peas. Blanched and froze mine. I'm a first time pea grower. I actually just picked my last bunch and pulled my plants. I will plant more like you said. I'm from Canton, Michigan area. Thank you for this video and the advice.
That was a great video to show people the actuality of peas. I also like to watch your canning videos because they give a good idea of what to expect. Also, your front porch looks so nice!
I appreciate this nugget of gold for the new gardeners. I usually plant a few sugarsnaps for snacking and can never wrap my head around how many plants it would take for those shelling peas. My grandfather used to talk about how special the first peas of the season were because they spent so much time shelling them lol. This just validates that. Peas are a little unappreciated for the work, in many American homes lol
You can always freeze dry the hull and blend. Then use when making vegetable stock.
Green peas in the 'big yellow bowl'! Fond memories! Dad used it for homemade popcorn too! ☺
I finished my southern peas today. You feel so accomplished when you bring in that big bowl and then you shell them. 😊My fingers are sore for that? 😂But, even a meal is always worth growing some. I just planted 600 more. I am hoping for a bushel, which weighs out to about 8 pounds, shelled.
I remember shucking corn, snapping beans and peas on my moms porch as a little girl. I look forward to that task every year because it is nostalgic for me. Thanks for sharing your knowledge Rachel. Love everything I learn from you and Todd ❤️
For me, it was my grandma's house. First shelling peas, then putting sour cherries in a bowl of water, soon to be followed by snapping beans and shucking corn. And it was always with someone, whether my grandma, brother, uncle or parents, under the carport off of the house. I was putting cherries last night wishing I had a friend to sit with
I remember doing the same thing with my grandmothers. Good memories
I'm not sure if you should dry peas on the vine but... One year I decided to let the peas dry on the vine after all the fresh eating we could stand. The fastest and most fun way to shell them was to put the whole lot in pillow cases and whack them on the ground. The boys loved that so much that we did the same thing with our dried beans. When they grow up and move out I hope to call them home for a replay of shelling. 🌻🦋🤣
None of the seeds came up from our garden this year.... corn, lettuce, cabbage, okra, peppers, onions, watermelon... etc. we were not the only ones, we’ve spoke to several people in our county that said they were having the same problem. 😢
Heartbreaking! My God…do you know why? It had to be the seeds. My lettuce never came up, terrible. My spinach either, but I know why. It got to hot. They came up, but petered out. I actually rescued 6 bib lettuce and brought in my home, transplanted and placed by sunny window. I actually got a salad today! It’s doing much better inside my home…who would of thought! 😀
Hey Y'all, growing peas is a challenge and the amount of space to grow enough peas is so much more than most people think. So the challenge does get multiplied by all the extra space per person to get to the end goal. This video was a clear visual as to the giant amount in the metal bowl needed to get a half of a pyrex bowl of peas.
The other thing I noticed about this video was the number of angles and distances you were filming from and how well it went together. GREAT job!! bye for now Steven
It takes so many peas, that I do not even attempt to grow them for freezing, we have so many of us that love to eat them fresh that is mostly how we eat them. Plus the grandkids LOVE to go out and pick and eat right in the pea patch, it is one of my favorite summer things to do.
I know I am being OCD here and WHY do I feel the need to mention this?? I don't know! But Rachel, if u switch the bowls around you wouldn't have to bend or lean over to shuck every pea. Put the pea pod bowl to the side and ur pea bowl in ur lap and it makes the job a tad bit easier...at least for me it does for me😁😁😁
Thanks Rachel, always lovely to see u on your porch! I so so wish I had one!
I got 5 pints of peas this year. Probably the most I've ever gotten.
Love your couch on the porch. What a wonderful place to shell peas!
I just love your porch, it's what I would expect on a fine old homestead.
I plant a few packets of peas just for us to snack on, and when they get harvested, I usually have some determinate tomatoes ready to put in those plots.
With 5 pea eaters in the house, I use the garden space to plant the bigger ticket items, and just buy bulk frozen peas from Azure Standard. But it’s always nice to snack on them in June.
I love peas but don’t have space to grow what I need for a year. So, I grow them strictly as a snack while working in the garden. Nothing better than munching on fresh peas in the garden. Makes me happy.
That was a great shot at the end with the bowl full I peas and the one open pod. I hope you snapped a pic :)
Also…. I don’t know what I drool over more… your cellar or your porch!
Shelling peas are ok for snacks. I usually grow snow peas so I can eat the pods, (blanche and freeze, that's it for preserving) and my favorite variety is Carouby de Massane (Baker Creek). I do find that they definitely taste better grown in the ground rather than pots!
I've picked and flash froze snow peas. No blanching. Pinch off the flower end first. It's worth a try for a couple qt. size freezer bags. Just getting 5 to 10 at each picking so we're snacking.
I do about 300 plants of peas a yr.
I don't much care for them.. but my husband loves them.
I do make certain dishes with them..but it's mostly for him. I do them in 1 cup servings. And get about 20 cups worth. Which works for us. It's now just him and I .kids are grown and live in other cities.
But if I liked them more I would probably double my plants.
Get video showing and explain it. It really is a learn as you grow to know how much of each veggie to plant.
Thanks for sharing.
I experimented with Burpee Pea and Bean Booster. My Cow Peas had a significantly higher germination rate and plant growth compared to my Sweet Peas. I'll experiment again next time using the same type of peas with and without the booster. We'll see.
I learned a lot about my pea mistakes. I planted them in too much shade, also thought I could succession plant by growing 2 rows a month a part but the new row didn't grow as the grown ups out competed them. Lastly, as you said, I didn't grow enough shelling peas. Not sure with my limited space that it may be better to buy store bought considering I would have to find a spot for 100 plants.
I am a LAZY gardener! I have always buried my garden, kitchen and barn waste straight into holes in my garden. Even when we butcher- left over parts are planted in the garden. I am tilling, reducing waste and composting for future plants. AND I HAVE THE SAME YELLOW BOWL-:)
If you are taking a year off when you add compost to the garden think about doing some sort of cover crop. Super low maintenance let nature take over but add tons of nutrients back to the earth! Best of luck another good vid love the front porch nice change of pace :) happy growing 🪴
Love this for us 1st time gardeners! THank you.
What a beautiful nap-sized/working-sized bench! I had better go check my shelling peas tomorrow. I've been eating lots of sugar snap and snow peas, but the Green Arrows hadn't filled in yet. mmmmmmm
Great example Rachel. We don't grow peas here in Texas. We do grow snow peas in the fall and they produce all through the winter even in January and Feburary. Mike tried several times to plant in spring around March and the heat just kills them off. Aways brings a smile to see you two. Congrats on that lil cute grandbaby. We have a 11 year old grandaughter and a 2 year old grandson and they are so fun. Blessings, Rochelle
In Texas, we grow cream peas, zipper cream and purple hulls. Only have to shell zipper creams by hand. All others, we use a pea sheller
I’m in the DFW area. The TX heat struggle is real
Great info! I save made wine with my pea pods last year. I mixed some gooseberries in and it was really good. The pea flavour is strong at first but with age it mellows to leave a fresh, crisp white wine
Just found your channel. 😁 Shelling peas is a core memory where I'm from. I grew up in Arkansas. Shelling purple hull peas and having black/purple fingers by the end of a day...seeing my Granny bring in a few wal-mart bags full of peas and giving us grandkids each a mixing bowl full to start shelling. We might have enough to fill a crock pot for Sunday supper!
Rachel, hello from Georgia. It's always a treat to watch you and Todd (have especially enjoyed the cooking videos) and also educational. So glad I found you; stay well.
Your porch looks heavenly. Life goals! I never have enough pea plants - I usually end up eating my harvest fresh off the vines and don't have extra to keep. Working on it!
General advice is not to grow peas in a small garden ... of all veggies, you get the least yield per square foot than almost any other vegetable.
After years of gardening, I agree with that advice, but we love peas so much that we persist. This year we planted our usual 25 square feet of peas, expecting the usual about 1/4 gallon of peas. It was a cool, wet, extended spring and our peas thrived: this year we hit almost 2 gallons of shucked peas! Go figure!
We usually compost our pea shells but your suggestion of saving and freezing some for-vegetable stock is a great idea! I think we'll do that.
Thanks for posting.
Thanks Rachel
This is why I only grow edible podded peas! Commercial peas are usually not sprayed. They are cheap too. I grow an early variety of snow pea and sugar snaps.
My FIL makes a lovely pea pod soup.....he's very British.
It's a lot of work but that $800 machine definitely isn't worth the time that you are forced to sit down and somewhat relax while shelling peas and slow down and enjoy the process. Put on an audiobook or catch up on your CZcams videos or share a conversation with a friend and just shell away.
Dear Rachel, I love your videos across the the board. But, I have enjoyed these videos on growing peas in particular. They are very instructive for what one needs to plant for the harvest one needs to feed one’s family. Your experience always comes through in your videos. This is always good advice for new gardeners. I also love your detailed comments; for example, the thickness of the the pods. As always, engagingly presented, without exaggeration. Thank you and Todd for all your good videos. I watch most of them, even though I am very elderly and long past real gardening. But, oh, I still enjoy it vicariously through your videos. Thank you again for all your good work. We, your followers, enjoy tagging along with you. Sincerely, Larry Clarence Lewis, Ontario, Canada.
If you think that's a harsh trimming ratio, I grow artichokes! lol. Also why I grow sweet peas instead of shelling. That's garden dedication.
Oh my good to know I would have never guessed you needed that many plants. Thank you for sharing ❤️
Very, very helpful. I can see that I will need more pea plants next year! I will have to get creative.
What an interesting video. Thanks for helping us see how many peas some out of so many pods.
A fast, easy way to plant peas. Watch "Susan's in the Garden" "Gutter Peas" episode. She seed starts them in actual gutters cut into 4' sections then transplants them by simply sliding them out into a trench she digs in her garden beds.
Rachel that was fun. I used to sit in grandmas yard with her, my mom, and an aunt to snap green beans for hours as a kid. My best memories. Congrats on your success
You are such a good teacher. Thank you.
I love 💕 your porch! It’s beautiful
Thank you for show and tell very helpful for me
Hi Rachel. Those peas are so amazing. But you are right about the peas too. The greener, the better they are to harvest. I am so sorry about the lavender. But all the other flowers 🌺🌹 are gorgeous. God Bless you Rachel. The garden is amazing and beautiful. Stay safe. Maria. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🎆🎆🎇🎇🫐🍅🥕🌽🍒🌹🌹🌹🌹🌺🌺🌺💐💐💐💐💐🐝🐝🐝
Wow, amazing! Thank you for sharing this important information to us.
Rachel I only grow snap peas for salads as I do not & never will have enough room to grow the amount of shelling peas to freeze & also it is quite convenient to buy snap frozen peas here in Oz. Cheers Denise - Australia- Also we eat a lot of peas in winter.
My pea plants are just now beginning to bloom. Everything here is behind because of our cool wet spring and beginning of summer. It's just now getting hot ish.
grew 100 spaghetti squash last year but really only used about 25 -- it's easy to grow but you don't need that many (for 2 people) in a years time
I have a small garden, but I planted a LOT of peas using square foot gardening!! I canned 4 pints...lol but I have to say, I probably ate that much raw every morning because, well they are freaking awsome...🤷
Great harvest
Aren’t peas wonderful? You’re lucky my husband wasn’t there helping. When he and I shell peas, he eats at least half of what he shells. He says he’s just making less work for me because I’ll have fewer peas to blanch. Love that goofy guy.
Thank you!!
Great visual 🥰 It's so hard to Figure that out with each food, but you just have to start and tweak it every year.
Thank you. Very useful info.
That explains why it always looks as though I'm planting English peas for an army. lol We like them tiny, petite! So you can just imagine how many. Also not even an every single week pea eating family either. Had sort of wondered sometimes if I was doing it wrong. Shelling peas don't seem to be grown here often, because they need to start in late fall, grow through the winter, require occasional freeze protection, then shade cloth to finish out.
They take so long and are dead serious about needing cool nights, or pods tend to not be full. I've always thought the bags of petite peas in the stores to be the most amazing value for the work and crop space! Unfortunately store bought peas just don't taste as good, and are often unavailable anyway.
Seconding that ouch comment about the receiving bowl vs shelling bowl, and all the leaning! Haha I was twitching trying to reach through the screen (and the past!) to sort out your setup. Mine don't pop as easy though, because we like them so young, so I had to make the shelling setup as pain free and simple as possible. We do buy varieties that give us the most crowded tiny peas per pod. :)
I raise mice, and they love fresh pea pods, just aren't as thrilled about them frozen. So any they won't eat from the fridge, in a week, got composted. I'd guess chickens might eat them, but for sure pigs will. Have to try the veggie broth idea with the extra pods. I do this with the gallons and gallons of field pea pods, because we like those shelled tiny and very green too! Even make a canned, then refrigerated jelly from field pea pods. Sort of a delicate honey flavor with hints of grape!
I ordered from hoss this yr & was sent a free pkt of Mr peas. The flowers are so pretty, but mine aren't ready yet I'm figuring next week. 1st yr growing from seed so learning how it goes. Ground garden isn't the best, raised beds are doing good though. Peas haven't ever been my best plant except in my 1st garden, I did real good w peas, just didn't plant a lot. Ever since then I don't have luck w them so I'll be happy even if we just get 1 meal. The ground garden has been a work in progress every yr for the past 5 yrs, it's @ a sz we're happy with, so no more expanding, just want to treat soil each yr so it grows well.
Thanks, very informative!
Looks so good that’s a lot of work. 👍💞
It blows my mind how many plants it takes to get the amount you want. Next year I will plant more zucchini, less cucumbers, less tomatoes, more okra and more peppers. It definitely gives you an appreciation for that bag of peas in the store.
Thank you for putting this video out there! I never considered growing peas in our small garden. Now I definitely won't! 😉
Thank you for sharing and have a very blessed Friday and 4th of July...love hugs happiness and prayers...💗😇🙏🏻
I absolutely did not plant enough this spring but I am planting again in falll. We are not big pea eaters but my grandson loves them and eats a ton.
I just started feeding my pods to my worms (after freezing them). Good idea to use for stalk. Might try to make veg stock this year.
Thank you!!! This is a question I keep asking myself about everything I'm planting this year - how much do I need to grow??? I'm just feeding myself from the garden since my cat has her own food. It's an experiment about several things this year since I've just planted flowers and herbs before. One season at a time and learn from each one.
Water I use to cook veg. like potatoes, boiled eggs, pasta water for my back yard garden.
Today I put 1/4 tsp molasses in a pint of water for a pepper plant not flowering enough to make me happy. Beer makes a garden happy too. Gotta rinse few drops out to return them anyway. Check it out online.
Well…now I know! Next year will be different! Lol! Thanks for the video!
Good job, Rachel! I love peas. I grow the petite variety, I find the big ones to be too starchy. It takes more to make much volume, though. Mine are ready to be pulled out. I waited too long on the last picking and they were way too starchy, bleh! I think less are totally worth it, though. I might plant a fall crop soon.
I planted snow pea too. Holy cow, that's a lot of peas. Probably didn't do as well as yourself on the amount, I have a cattle panel w chicken wire wrapped around it, just planted 1/2 & 1/2 on both side so we'll see what we get.
Will you do more about what has been most successful in your greenstalk? I just got mine this year!
Great video!
Grow redbud as a perennial pea/bean alternative
Pea pod soup for the win!
Rachel, if you have a very small garden, what is your idea of best high yield seeds to plant when wanting to stock your pantry.
I enjoy sugar snaps peas the most because we find they freeze, in pod, really well and they're great (pod and all) in soups.
Rachel I watched and truly liked your video so much. I'm in a situation in my life right now with my health that I'm unable to do much. This is a question that is off topic so please forgive me. Where did you purchase your beautiful glasses? I love the red ones as well. You have a beautiful place and asci said I love watching your videos. I like on my phone then watch on my TV.
Good idea using pea pods in soups.
Gardening is trial and error. I definitely keep a gardening/canning journal. But I planted 3 70ft rows of peas. Hoping for a good harvest. Last year's was a bust. Trying a new variety. Looks promising.
I'm definitely not planning on growing any shelling peas. I did put in a couple of sugar snaps for snacks while I'm weeding and watering in my tiny front yard.
I need to find a green stalk. I live in an apartment, that would be so handy.
I love mine, you will be happy you did it. They have a website, and frequent sales! Watch for salessponsored by your favorite you tube channels - ask Rachel and I bet she will let you know.
They're having a Buy on Get One 60% off sale this weekend: 🌺 GREENSTALK Vertical Planter: lddy.no/kpa6
My peas never make it to the pot. LOL. Me and my 2 boy's sit in the patch and eat them from the pod.
If I get a good amount of carrots, I can can some together along with beans to fill up canners. Only went with one pack as I usually just grow beans. A small spot as an experiment and a little variety. Had beautiful spinach to pick then broke my foot so let it go a week to get bigger now bugs found it. Enough for a salad with my lettuce in other spots. Trying to add things to see how they do and narrow to the most reliable. Added way more Roma tomatoes this year. So much can be done with them.
I only grow snow peas. They are so delicious and I don't have to do all that work shelling them.
That was so helpful. In the past I had planted several pea plants and had given up on them. Have considered planting again but now I know the very large number I would need to plant and I do not have enough space for that many. I guess the same amount would be need for Lima beans as well?
😊 Wowza I would have totally only planted 3 or 4 plants. Thank you for sharing.
I'll but if you go shopping online for a pea sheller, you'll find some cheaper than 800 I was looking and I saw some handheld ones that were like 30 $40
We grew large items .
Peas I snack on and are good tho. Just buy frozen from Aldi’s..
Thanks Rachel 6-29-2022😊😊
Beautiful harvest! I did sugar snap peas this year. Sadly, a woodchuck got to enjoy them.
I’m in new growing zone this year. From mild summers to intense heat. I am having trouble just keeping things alive. Tomatoes were easy before but a big struggle now. I want to plant peas but will wait until I get used to the climate. Thanks for the tips today.
Go look up Growing in the Garden; she’s in Mesa, AZ and has lots of great tips.
Maybe try planting them in a month or so, to have a fall harvest.
The weather here in South Florida is crazy hot as well. I would look up your zone and what's good to grow according to your time (spring, summer, fall, winter). As the economics continue to break down, learning fast is key! Stay safe and may you become successful in short order!! 😀
Check out Roots and Refuge. Jess and Miah just moved from Alabama to South Carolina. Her older videos are great for walking through growing in heat.
Sucks they took our smiles away for commenting on CZcams. Awesome video. Big hugs
Looks great! I was wondering what all you do with your gooseberries? I freeze them and make jam,also pies. Plan on canning them this year. Just wondering if you other ideas?
Love watching your videos, and what your canning. But question for you, you love yams, sweet potatoes, but you never showed a video, on what you make with them. What do you make with them
I never met a vegetable I didn't love.. :)
Where do you get your glasses frames and/or the style and brand? I love these green ones especially