Harvest time!

@TheHorse (217891)

Walnut Creek, California

March 4, 2018 6:23pm CST

My balcony snow peas have enjoyed the rain, and I just harvested several for my late afternoon Kun Pao Chicken. I'll do a lunch/dinner post later. For now, I just wanted to share that, in a temperate climate, even if it sometimes freezes at night, snow peas will prosper. I also have some cherry tomatoes that are doing quite well. I didn't know that they could survive in temperatures this cold. Do you have anything growing right now? Any surprises?

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@JohnRoberts (109846)

• Los Angeles, California

5 Mar 18

You are a real pea picker.

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

5 Mar 18

I enjoy seeing happy peas. I become emotionally attached to them. I care for their well-being. Then I eat them.

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@Deepizzaguy (102072)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

5 Mar 18

No nothing growing in the garden outside my relatives home at this time.

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

5 Mar 18

When do they start planting?

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@Deepizzaguy (102072)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

8 Mar 18

@TheHorse Good question since where I live is a rental property.

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@LadyDuck (470745)

• Switzerland

5 Mar 18

Nothing is growing right now, not in this area, it is still winter, we still have freezing temperatures.

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@LadyDuck (470745)

• Switzerland

8 Mar 18

@TheHorse Today is sunny and it is frozen this morning.

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

8 Mar 18

@LadyDuck Will it warm up to above freezing during the day?

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

8 Mar 18

Got it. We may or may not have another freeze here.

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (60790)

• Centralia, Washington

5 Mar 18

Sweet photo!!!! We've had a mild winter all year but now that Spring is heading in, its colder at night. NO. I have not planted peas let alone them being so gigantic as yours. Congrats!. Cherry tomatoes will be planted maybe 3 to 4 months from now.

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (60790)

• Centralia, Washington

5 Mar 18

@TheHorse For my area, peas and greens like spinach and lettuce and chard are Spring vegies. Tomatoes and peppers are summer things in the garden.

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

5 Mar 18

Oh, that's late. They do like hotter weather, though, don't they?

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

5 Mar 18

@sallypup Yep, I find that peas like cooler weather, while beans, corn and tomatoes prefer warmer weather. I've never done spinach.

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@DesirousDreamer (34776)

• Peoria, Arizona

5 Mar 18

That is awesome, I love snow peas! I wish I was growing something, but I am pretty sure my house is cursed because many things die even if we take care of it really well.

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

5 Mar 18

Do you have a balcony that gets some Southern exposure?

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

5 Mar 18

@DesirousDreamer Hmm. I will have to stop by and analyze your situation.

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@DesirousDreamer (34776)

• Peoria, Arizona

5 Mar 18

@TheHorse Nope, I have a patio, but things sometimes get too much sun and then burn. Which has what happened to my plants before.

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@Icydoll (36717)

• India

5 Mar 18

We have only bitter gourd at present..

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

6 Mar 18

Can that be eaten?

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

6 Mar 18

@Icydoll Hmm. Is it usually mixed in with other things?

@Icydoll (36717)

• India

6 Mar 18

@TheHorse I don't like it..yeah it can be eaten ..it's healthy too ..it's very bitter in taste

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@peavey (16936)

• United States

5 Mar 18

It's still much too cold here for garden plants, but I saw that the rhubarb is starting to come up. The weather has been up and down a lot this year so I hope it doesn't get too cold for it. Some cherry tomatoes are pretty hardy!

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@peavey (16936)

• United States

5 Mar 18

@TheHorse That's pretty good! I usually grow them on the patio where they are more protected and that helps for this climate. I love cherry tomatoes.

@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

5 Mar 18

They have minds of their own! The kids and I grew some in Oakland, planted in the Spring, and they were still yielding in January and February.

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@Ithink (9980)

• United States

5 Mar 18

Way to cold here to have anything growing, not even weeds at this point! lol

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@Ithink (9980)

• United States

6 Mar 18

@TheHorse Northwest Pa in the snowbelt about an hour south of Lake Erie.

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

6 Mar 18

@Ithink Sounds cold. Probably not THAT different from my native Chicago.

@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

5 Mar 18

Where in the US are you?

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@Shavkat (139367)

• Philippines

5 Mar 18

It is just only in my granny's place. I hope I can be in the countryside during the harvest time in summer.

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

5 Mar 18

If you had your own garden what would you plant?

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@FourWalls (67380)

• United States

5 Mar 18

The only thing growing right now is my waistline, but with the warmer temperatures I hope to change that.

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

5 Mar 18

Well, I did do some cycling and then hiking today. But my basic morph is still Winnie the Pooh right now.

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@JudyEv (338640)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Mar 18

No surprises - just capsicums and butternuts here. Oh and some honeydew melons but they seem to be going rotten before I get them picked.

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

5 Mar 18

I love honeydew! Save them and send them to me!

@andriaperry (116936)

• Anniston, Alabama

5 Mar 18

Yes I do, you know that. BUT I love snow peas and the deer do more than me and they eat`em all.

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

5 Mar 18

That used to happen to me when I lived in Orinda. Growing them on a balcony helps.

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

5 Mar 18

@andriaperry If I found a deer on my second floor balcony, I would claim him/her as a pet.

@andriaperry (116936)

• Anniston, Alabama

5 Mar 18

@TheHorse I am sure they would walk up on the deck for them here.

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@thislittlepennyearns (61821)

• Defuniak Springs, Florida

5 Mar 18

Everything except my jalepeno and blackeye peas have sprouted.

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

5 Mar 18

Sounds good. Are they in the ground, rather than in planters?

@thislittlepennyearns (61821)

• Defuniak Springs, Florida

5 Mar 18

Everything except my jalepeno and blackeye peas have sprouted.

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

5 Mar 18

This posted twice!

@1hopefulman (45120)

• Canada

5 Mar 18

Nice! I can't grow anything outside but my mountain of snow.

But I am growing some galic inside and every so often I can cut a leaf and enjoy it.

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

8 Mar 18

Is it one of those tall, skinny, onion-like sprigs? I enjoy those.

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@MALUSE (69373)

• Germany

6 Mar 18

Not living in a warm climate I have nothing to report. :-(

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@MALUSE (69373)

• Germany

8 Mar 18

@TheHorse I don't plant anything anymore. I tried lettuce in the small strip of garden we have behind the house but the snails always won.

@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

8 Mar 18

When will you start planting?

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (317004)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

5 Mar 18

Only my indoor plants. They're doing very well.

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

5 Mar 18

Do you keep them where they get some light during the day?

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (317004)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

5 Mar 18

@TheHorse Yes, they are in front of my living room window.

@teamfreak16 (43418)

• Denver, Colorado

10 Mar 18

No, but I'm suddenly in the mood for some Kung Pao!

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Mar 18

Heh heh. Sorry about that.

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@saritflor (3914)

• Hungary

5 Mar 18

That's a lovely image. I don't grow any plants by the moment but I wish I could - to grow tomatoes and green onions.

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

8 Mar 18

When would be the best time where you live?

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@saritflor (3914)

• Hungary

13 Mar 18

@TheHorse I believe spring time

@golden0807 (143)

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5 Mar 18

I love harvesting.

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

6 Mar 18

Me too. But I love growing just as much.