Yesterday Lucy the trouble puggle and I planted a second crop of fall peas. This time around we planted Sugar Daddy Snap Peas outside in the garden boxes and Sugar Snap Peas {the pole variety} in the greenhouse.
I like planting the Sugar Daddy Snap Peas outside in the fall because they are a bush variety, and if we end up with an early frost, I can always cover the peas with a row cover and not have to worry about the plants keeling over.
Have I ever told you Lucy LOVES peas.
The only trick of course is making sure she doesn’t dig them up before they sprout.
Luckily, I always have the garden hose aimed and ready to go if she starts to look a little suspicious. 😉
If you have not planted your fall beets yet, HOP TO IT! Time is a wastin’. It would be a sad, sad, Thanksgiving without them.
I planted mine about 2 weeks ago and look how well they are doing.
How is your fall planting coming along?
~Mavis
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Patty P says
Just bought some more beet and pea seeds from my local Amish market…going to be planting these this afternoon! {I’m currently trying to clear off my counter…have my 3rd batch of crab applesauce brewing and next, I’m going to try your canned peaches recipe!}
Aryana T says
I planted my beets, peas, chard 2 weeks ago. So far, they are all looking pretty good. Any suggestions on when I should begin thinning them out?
Mavis Butterfield says
I usually thin mine when they are about 3 inches high.
Dale Ann says
Unfortunately the season is too short and the winters too cold here in the northern part of Minnesota, so no fall planting for us.
Dale Ann says
The best we can do for our outdoor gardens is hope for a good harvest in September, prep the gardens in September through early October, then wait for the growing season to come around again the next year in mid May.
Lisa says
I planted peas a few weeks ago, but I may have to start over. Only a few came up. I do very well with spring peas, but not fall ones.
I planted lettuce in the shade of the peppers and eggplant.
That’s it for my fall garden!
We don’t like most fall crops, or I am a failure at them. Last years cole crops were a joke!
The biggest problem would be (if I wanted a fall garden that is) no room. The tomatoes, beans, etc. are taking up all the beds.
Carita says
Is there anything deer don’t eat?! They ate my beautiful Scarlet Runner Beans that were looking gorgeous growing over an arbor; green tops of some of the carrots; got into some tomatoes and sweet pepper plants! I even had sprayed Liquid Fence to discourage them but to no avail.