December harvest time chez Horse

@TheHorse (220385)
Walnut Creek, California
December 14, 2018 4:23pm CST
This is a picture I took today of my Winter balcony snow peas. As you can see, there are four or five snow peas ready to be harvested, and several blossoms that will soon be snow peas. I planted some snow peas at the preschool with the kids this week. Hopefully they will flourish as well. I have one "start" from my balcony that is doing well there. What are you planting/harvesting these days? Up here in the Northern Hemisphere, many of us are shutting it down for Winter. But I live in Coastal California, where a few things still grow in Winter.
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Angie
@andriaperry (117157)
• Anniston, Alabama
14 Dec 18
I have 2 cabbage planted, I have kale, curly mustard, collards. The turnip greens are about over but they left nice turnips about golf ball size up. I could have several other winter crops planted but Taking care of Tony takes most of my extra time right now.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220385)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Dec 18
I wonder if I should try cabbage plants.
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Angie
@andriaperry (117157)
• Anniston, Alabama
14 Dec 18
@TheHorse Yes, they grow well in cooler weather.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220385)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Dec 18
@andriaperry I don't have many recipes that call for cabbage. Let me think...
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137720)
• United States
14 Dec 18
WHOA! I almost fell, pony! Are you trying to see who will fall onto your balcony? I'm not planting anything right now. It wouldn't live here if I did. I have been having fun with my phone's video camera, though!
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137720)
• United States
15 Dec 18
@TheHorse Uhhh... yes, if you buy one called a "smartphone" it will have a video camera as well as a regular camera and quite a few other interesting things on it. Yes! It made me dizzy and I'm lying in my bed!
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137720)
• United States
15 Dec 18
ornamental cabbages. Photo is mine.
@TheHorse Pretty and I did recently buy these little ornamental cabbages, though.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220385)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Dec 18
Phones have video cameras? Who'd a thunk it. That photo can induce a bit of vertigo, can't it?
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Always smiling
@allknowing (137914)
• India
15 Dec 18
Those are healthy looking peas. I have loads and loads of seasonal flower plants that I have just transplanted and waiting for results.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (137914)
• India
16 Dec 18
@TheHorse The pots are large and so they will stay there
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220385)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Dec 18
Do you have any pictures?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220385)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Dec 18
@allknowing Very nice! The photo is relaxing. Will they wind up in the ground?
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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
14 Dec 18
I don't do any planting or seeding
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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
14 Dec 18
@TheHorse It can drop to 7 or 8 degrees below zero here (Farenheit)
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220385)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Dec 18
@arthurchappell That's pretty dang cold!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220385)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Dec 18
How cold are the coldest Winter nights in Preston, England?
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (120187)
• United States
14 Dec 18
Nothing in growing here in NJ. I won't be able to plant anything again until April and then it will be lettuce, snow peas, and some herbs.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220385)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Dec 18
Do you do green beans as well? They like warmer temperatures than snow peas.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220385)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Dec 18
@NJChicaa I've done squash with some success. Have you tried corn? It's satisfying because it gets so tall. Yo have to hose off the ants before you eat it. They like it too.
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (120187)
• United States
14 Dec 18
@TheHorse I grow a lot of stuff in the summer--green beans, zucchini, yellow squash, peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, etc.
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Nevena Zivkovic
@Nevena83 (65277)
• Serbia
14 Dec 18
There is snow here and my garden is now sleeping. I would like my roses to flourish and when it's winter.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220385)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Dec 18
Will they do well when Spring and Summer come?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220385)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Dec 18
@Nevena83 Do the same plants yield flowers year after year?
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Nevena Zivkovic
@Nevena83 (65277)
• Serbia
14 Dec 18
@TheHorse Yes, they quickly flourish when the summer comes, or if it is springing with strong temperatures.
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scarlet_woman
@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
15 Dec 18
i brought the last of my beans in last month before they froze.i was thankful to save some for next season. but yea,the outdoor season is done here.
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scarlet_woman
@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
15 Dec 18
@TheHorse yup.they're so flavorful compared to store bought.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220385)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Dec 18
Are they green beans?
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Mavic123456
@Mavic123456 (21893)
• Thailand
15 Dec 18
Do you have some kind of protection like roof and all to protect your plants?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220385)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Dec 18
I do not.
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sofs
@sofssu (23662)
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15 Dec 18
All things grow through the year in the tropics. so i have tomatoes, green beans, broccoli, beets carrots, eggplants, okra and spinach growing right now.. along with other herbs and stuff..
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sofs
@sofssu (23662)
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16 Dec 18
@TheHorse The gourds grow better in winter.. not so much in summer.. beets and carrots too.. the rest grow all year round..
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220385)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Dec 18
Sounds fun! Do different things grow best in different "seasons"?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220385)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Dec 18
@sofssu I've never tried to grow gourds!
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (108325)
• Marion, Ohio
15 Dec 18
Nothing here outside. It is too cold now
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220385)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Dec 18
It would be the same if I still lived in Iowa.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (342277)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Dec 18
Vince has just planted some sunflowers. He is leaving it a bit late but hopefully some will do the right thing and grow for him.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220385)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Dec 18
Let's see. December = (counting on fingers) June. Oh, they'll do fine.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (342277)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Dec 18
@TheHorse I'll keep you posted.
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John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Dec 18
Neither. I am waiting to get a money tree.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220385)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Dec 18
I think my jade plants are called money trees or money plants in some cultures. Would you like me to send you a sprig?
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
14 Dec 18
I have nothing planted right now. Good luck on yours.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220385)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Dec 18
Painted? Or planted? I can't paint for beans.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
14 Dec 18
@TheHorse I need to resize the font on this page, it is too small.
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Mugure Karen Wanjiru
@Karenmm (881)
• Nairobi, Kenya
15 Dec 18
That's cool... hope they all grow
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220385)
• Walnut Creek, California
13 Jan 19
Heh. I have five or six snow peas ready for harvest right now. Not exactly a meal, but they make me happy.
Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (47100)
• India
15 Dec 18
Snow Peas- sound interesting! In what way are they different from the normal peas?
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (47100)
• India
17 Dec 18
@TheHorse oh cool I don't know if we get those in India?
The Horse
@TheHorse (220385)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Dec 18
You eat the peas and the pod together! And they are sweeter than regular peas.
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vanny
@vandana7 (100619)
• India
24 Dec 18
Nothing..:( In our world a lot of things grow throughout the year. :) Pity your government removes those medicare and medicaid things, within a short span, otherwise, you can be safe and happy at this end of the world.
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vanny
@vandana7 (100619)
• India
24 Dec 18
@TheHorse Actually, you all are entitled to those medicare and medicaid within your country and within some radius from your country. Beyond that, if you stay more than specified number of days, all those facilities will lapse, and you would have to meet them from your pocket. Facilities in our world are not too good either.
The Horse
@TheHorse (220385)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Dec 18
I hope they don't do that. Trump's blathering hasn't affected actual services. Yet.
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Marlina
@marlina (154130)
• Canada
17 Dec 18
Can't plant anything until May here.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220385)
• Walnut Creek, California
13 Jan 19
Yep. But you can see the Northern Lights!
Simone
@Janet357 (75646)
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15 Dec 18
I don’t have any.
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DEBJANI BASAK
@debjani1 (7202)
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15 Dec 18
Very small balcony to harvest anything in my small flat my friend. Yours are looking good.
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Robin T
@ethal2018 (387)
• United States
21 Dec 18
were done for the year.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220385)
• Walnut Creek, California
13 Jan 19
I'll harvest these snow peas and think about planting green beans when things get warmer.