Earlier this spring, I had a small, empty space in my garden, and I also had a pack of garden pea seeds that needed a home. I planted 2 short rows and put a trellis beside each row. The peas took advantage of the rain and warming sun and each and every one sprouted. They also followed the instructions and scaled the little trellis to produce blooms, then peas.
I resisted the temptation to pick them early and let the peas completely fill out their pods. It was almost as if I knew what I was doing.
Yesterday, I picked them and shelled the little green beauties. It wasn’t a huge crop, about the same amount of peas you’d get in a frozen bag from Kroger’s, but what a difference. The peas exploded with flavor. We ate and marveled at every bite.
If you are lucky and can harvest a few vine-fresh vegetables like those delicious, sweet peas, it certainly makes a backyard garden worthwhile.