I froze some snow peas, which is really simple. I blanched them for two minutes.
Followed by an ice bath for another two minutes.
Then into the freezer they went to be added to stir fries later on.
Also in the garden this week was lettuce (10.8 oz), kale (1.8 oz), onions (4.3 oz) and cilantro (0.5 oz). I didn't take pictures of everything, but here is a day's harvest:
In other garden news, we had a flash flood here on Thursday evening. We got about two inches of rain, but very fast. It made a mess of the garden! I had just planted peanuts the day before and the seeds were everywhere. Dirt got washed into the paths and straw got washed into the beds. You can tell there was a river of water running through the garden.
I have been shoveling the dirt out of the paths and putting down new straw. I'm sure I'm going to have a ton of weeds growing in the paths now because there is no way to get all the dirt out. I hope the straw keeps them from becoming a problem. I'm going to wait until the peanuts germinate to see where I need to re-seed them. I just hope it's not getting to late for planting peanuts since they need a very long growing season.
This week puts my total harvest for 2014 at 13.23 lbs. That's all the harvests coming from my garden this week, to see what others are harvesting check out Harvest Monday at Daphne's Dandelions.
Peas! Yum,yum! I wanted to grow lots this year but so far none are ready to eat and I don't think I grew enough. I like to freeze them for winter like you too. Nice bowl of greens and radish! Nancy
ReplyDeleteI even thought I should have planted more peas despite harvesting plenty. For some reason peas are not something I get tired of eating!
Delete7.6 pounds of peas? That is a great pea harvest! I didn't even bother planting peas since the snow was so late to melt this year in Maine. I miss them; especially the pea pods that we enjoy in stir frys. I am so sorry about the flash flood that tormented your garden. I hope you are able to sort it out.
ReplyDeleteThis has been my biggest pea harvest ever. Our springs in SC tend to get really hot too fast and the peas don't enjoy that kind of weather. For some reason this year they've produced despite having plenty of 90 degree days.
DeleteThat's a lot of peas! How envious am I?! I always look forward to when the pea plants begin to produce. It's a milestone in a way - a sure sign that summer has arrived. I couldn't help but notice your post about apple trees. Look into the tall spindle method of growing apples. I wrote a post about it. I have a few apple trees that I planted this year using this growing method. http://www.seedingthegoodlife.com/2014/04/planting-our-new-home-orchard-tall.html
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link about the tall spindle method.. I've never heard of that one. I think my apple trees would do better if I could also borrow your climate ;)
DeleteLovely peas. We are a ways off with them. I keep telling them to flower, but they aren't listening. I hope not too many of your seeds got washed away.
ReplyDeleteI hope your peas cooperate and listen to you. I may have peanuts sprouting all over the place in the garden. I'm glad that they were the only seeds in the garden, it would have been a complete disaster if it happened in early spring.
DeleteSo jealous of your peas! Mine are a complete bust this year as it was too cold too long to get them going, and now it's 80's. I'll be happy to get a handful of peas to snack on.
ReplyDeleteWe've had plenty of 90 degree days and somehow the peas still produced. However, radish and spinach were a complete bust. The peas that did the best were melting sugar snow pea and cascadia.
DeleteThat's a fabulous pea harvest! I'm so envious, somehow I didn't get around to planting any peas for this spring.
ReplyDeleteWe are growing Cascadia too, but ours are only 7-8 inches tall so far - it will still be a while before any fresh peas hit our plates. Last year, I blanched and froze some sugar snaps but wasn't overly impressed with the result - when I used them afterwards, I didn't really like their texture - perhaps because they are so fleshy? I was wondering, how are the frozen snow peas compared with fresh when you use them in a stir fry? Is there a huge difference?
ReplyDeleteSo far I've only eaten one frozen snow pea. I ate it right after I froze them and ate it frozen. It tasted fine, but I don't know how they will taste in stir fry yet. I'll keep you posted.
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