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Paganites Peas: week 6 (and 1)

83/365: Pea Pod
Paganites' Peas: week 6I suppose it is actually six weeks and a day, but yesterday simply got away from me. Besides that, today’s sun made for a lovely picture! In terms of growth, my Tom Thumb pea plants have not grown very much since last week, in fact I think the leaves might be beginning to die back, but they are beginning to set peas! So here is the sun-aided x-ray of my baby peas.

Will I be harvesting by next week? Able to put amounts on my harvest chart for 2010? I hope so! Eitherway they make me smile.
Paganites Peas #2: week 1
The Tom Thumb peas I planted last week have germinated. I will not share my weekly photos of this batch with (unless you wish it so) but you will still get the occasional dose of peas, especially when they flower and fruit. I love this macro of one of the sprouts.

Previous Weeks (from the first pot):
Tom Thumb Peas: week 5Tom Thumb Peas: week 4Tom Thumb Peas: week 3Tom Thumb Peas: week 2Tom Thumb Peas: week 1

Paganites Peas: week 5

Tom Thumb Peas: week 5
75/365: Tom Thumb Pea Flower

I always eat my peas with honey;
I’ve done it all my life.
They do taste kind of funny
but it keeps them on my knife.

Sorry, the moment I saw that my Tom Thumb Peas were blooming, almost before I could marvel at their beauty, that is the first thing that popped into my mind. Aren’t they lovely though? You can eat pea blossoms, but I won’t be, I would much rather have the ripe peas. This pot is spending from dawn till dusk outside rather then under my grow lights as the days are getting up into the 60s. I have also sowed a second pot of Tom Thumb Peas, I will be letting them dry on the plants though so I can save the seeds.

Previous Weeks:
Tom Thumb Peas: week 4Tom Thumb Peas: week 3Tom Thumb Peas: week 2Tom Thumb Peas: week 1

Paganites’ Peas: week 4

Tom Thumb Peas: week 4

Previous Weeks:
Tom Thumb Peas: week 3Tom Thumb Peas: week 2Tom Thumb Peas: week 1