Yesterday there were a few more.
I'm hoping that now they've got going they'll give me a good supply over the next few weeks as they're a vegetable which we all enjoy.
41 minutes ago
Thursday, 18 June 2015
It Paid Off
I thought I may have been a little early sowing my mangetout back on the 8th of March, especially considering the weather we've had since. The plants really suffered in the high winds we had once they'd been planted out but they rallied round and the early sowing has paid off. Last week there were just a dozen pods to pick but I wasn't going to leave them on the plants to waste. This variety is Oregon Sugar Pod.
Yesterday there were a few more.
I'm hoping that now they've got going they'll give me a good supply over the next few weeks as they're a vegetable which we all enjoy.
Yesterday there were a few more.
I'm hoping that now they've got going they'll give me a good supply over the next few weeks as they're a vegetable which we all enjoy.
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They are usually the first crop for me, not this year as I was really late sowing. I do have a glut of mini cucumbers already though...
ReplyDeleteI've had a couple of years where I haven't grown mangetout so it will be a nice change to have them again. My cucumber plants are rubbish this year, they're still tiny things, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I manage some sort of harvest from them. It's very early to have a glut of cucumbers, you must be going to have a bumper year.
DeleteWell done, they look good. Flighty xx
ReplyDeleteI feared for the plants after I'd planted them out, they didn't look very good after the wind had had its way with them but they've come good in the end.
DeleteSugarsnap and Mangetout are some of my least favourite veg, because I dislike their "squeakiness"! However, isn't it nice for you to get a vegetable that the whole family likes? (Brussels Sprouts are an acquired taste, you know...)
ReplyDeleteYou get that squeakiness with beans sometimes but it doesn't actually bother me. With a family of fussy eaters I'm thrilled when I find something we'll all eat. Brussels sprouts are one of my favourite veg, needless to say, the rest of the family don't like them.
DeleteI love mangetout. The first batch wouldn't have made it into the house if I'd have been picking them let alone managing to photograph them. Although there seem to be only 11 in the picture?
ReplyDeleteI'm like that with peas, I can't help eating them as soon as they've been picked, not mangetout so much though. I think one may be hiding in the photo.
DeleteOh well done Jo on such an early crop - you must be chuffed :) I've still to get to the flower stage never mind the peas.
ReplyDeleteI thought I'd blown my chances of any sort of crop when I saw the state of the plants after the high winds. Luckily they rallied and they seem to be doing well now.
DeleteYay! It is good to be enjoying your homegrown produce! xx
ReplyDeleteIt certainly is. I hope this is just the start of it.
DeleteI just love mange-tout ... enjoy your home grown ones!
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
It's a vegetable I rarely buy so the home grown ones are extra special.
DeleteThose look delicious! My son also sowed some snow peas - Oregon Sugar Pod II - but that was only recently and his plants are only a few cm high right now.
ReplyDeleteThey don't take long to grow once they get going so I'm sure your son will be picking some pods in the very near future. They're certainly worth the wait.
DeleteOurs are still only s foot high
ReplyDeleteGood things come to those who wait. I wasn't sure I was going to have anything to harvest, the plants were straggly and windspept to say the least. They've come good in the end.
DeleteI have Sugar Pod envy, Jo. My snow peas failed miserably this year. P. x
ReplyDeleteThat's such a shame. I wasn't sure mine were going to come to anything a few weeks ago so I'm extra pleased with them for pulling through.
DeleteWell done, I have sown a yellow mange tout this year the name escapes me, they are not far off coming into flower :-)
ReplyDeleteI've grown yellow beans in the past but never yellow mangetout, I look forward to hearing what you think of them.
DeleteTop of my stir fry vegetable....I love them crunchy.
ReplyDeleteYou have done well Jo......we did have some rough weather this Spring.
I'm surprised I've got any sort of harvest from them, the plants suffered terribly when they were first planted out. I'm just hoping that they go on to give me a few more harvests now.
DeleteWhen I had my allotment I grew that variety and had loads and loads from them, very tasty they are too!
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've grown this variety before but I'm hoping for a good crop now that they've started producing.
DeleteWe didn't get round to sowing ours until the 10 May. We might have some for Christmas instead of sprouts. Just shows sowing early can pay off.
ReplyDeleteIt can pay off but it's always a gamble, definitely worth it sometimes though.
Deleteoh... so fresh, I really want to grow peas again, This dry season I think it's a good time to grow it in my garden, cause the temperature is much lower. Thanks for reminding me,
ReplyDeleteI've only sown mangetout this year, no actual peas, though I do love them eaten straight from the pod.
DeleteOh.....how lovely, I can almost taste them! I wish I had some!xxx
ReplyDeleteIt's a great time of year when the harvests start to come.
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