St. Patrick's Day Pea Planting?

[GardenGeisha]

I have better luck planting on March 17. I love getting a jump on the blooms. March 30 is too late for my taste. I like early blossoms. I planted on March 2 a few years ago and got a wonderful crop of peas.

Maybe March 30 is better for your Gardening Zone, but not for mine.

 

[lesa]

Peas are in the ground!!

 

[GardenGeisha]

Good job, Lesa! Now you can just sit back and wait for a nice early crop of fresh peas. We got a lot of wonderful rain last night. I'm so glad I got mine all in yesterday. Now it's time to sow the wildflowers.

Clare

 

[GardenGeisha]

Here is a detailed article on how to grow Sweet Peas, below. You will note that it says to mark your calendar to plant them on March 17, and that they will bloom about 12 weeks from that date:

http://www.squidoo.com/growing-fragrant-sweet-peas

Mmmm, they smell so sweet!

 

[vfem]

While fighting the weird weather, I did plant 2 types of peas this year. I planted back at the beginning of February though.

So we put in some simple English Peas, and a package of White Peas I found at ParkSeed.com

 

[hoodat]

It is St. Patrick's Day the traditional time to plant peas. Anyone in this group planting peas today? I am planting about 5 different varieties of edible peas. Any tips?

I soaked my pea seeds overnight.

I always thought it was traditional to plant Irish potatos on St Paddys' day.

 

[GardenGeisha]

Yummy, Vfem! I hope they do well for you.

I came across this fun article about why it's best to plant edible peas early. It makes the point that you will be picking and enjoying peas for a good six weeks, instead of just 2 days:

http://www.gardensalive.com/article.asp?ai=439

Clare

 

[GardenGeisha]

Yep, hoodat. Peas and potatoes both are traditionally planted on St. Patrick's Day. Yum! New peas and potatoes. That sounds tasty! I don't grow potatoes, myself, but the best ones I've ever had were farm grown. Do you plant Irish potatoes on St. Pat's Day?

 

[SweetMissDaisy]

I planted my peas on March 11 ... too late, I'm sure, for my zone. But it has been a busy spring and I got around to it when I could. They're almost all up now, working on at least 1" or more of height. Yay! I planted lots of spinach, carrots, radishes, and flowers that day too. Most things have started to come up.

 

[GardenGeisha]

That is great, Sweet Miss Daisy! I noticed the chard I covered with fir branches seems to have made it through the winter. I read that it is hardy to 15 degrees F, so I decided to experiment... Our coldest temp was 10 F, and only once did it dip that low at night, so that was lucky. I'm very glad I covered them.