Harvest time!

@TheHorse (205771)
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 (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
5 Mar 18
You are a real pea picker.
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@TheHorse (205771)
• 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 (94552)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
5 Mar 18
No nothing growing in the garden outside my relatives home at this time.
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@TheHorse (205771)
• Walnut Creek, California
5 Mar 18
When do they start planting?
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@Deepizzaguy (94552)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 Mar 18
@TheHorse Good question since where I live is a rental property.
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@LadyDuck (458212)
• 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 (458212)
• Switzerland
8 Mar 18
@TheHorse Today is sunny and it is frozen this morning.
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@TheHorse (205771)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Mar 18
@LadyDuck Will it warm up to above freezing during the day?
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@TheHorse (205771)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Mar 18
Got it. We may or may not have another freeze here.
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@sallypup (57888)
• 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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@sallypup (57888)
• 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 (205771)
• Walnut Creek, California
5 Mar 18
Oh, that's late. They do like hotter weather, though, don't they?
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@TheHorse (205771)
• 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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• 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 (205771)
• Walnut Creek, California
5 Mar 18
Do you have a balcony that gets some Southern exposure?
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@TheHorse (205771)
• Walnut Creek, California
5 Mar 18
@DesirousDreamer Hmm. I will have to stop by and analyze your situation.
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• 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 (205771)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Mar 18
Can that be eaten?
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@TheHorse (205771)
• 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 (205771)
• 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 (205771)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Mar 18
@Ithink Sounds cold. Probably not THAT different from my native Chicago.
@TheHorse (205771)
• Walnut Creek, California
5 Mar 18
Where in the US are you?
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@Shavkat (137215)
• 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 (205771)
• Walnut Creek, California
5 Mar 18
If you had your own garden what would you plant?
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@FourWalls (62159)
• 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 (205771)
• 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 (325818)
• 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 (205771)
• Walnut Creek, California
5 Mar 18
I love honeydew! Save them and send them to me!
@andriaperry (116860)
• 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 (205771)
• 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 (205771)
• 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 (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
5 Mar 18
@TheHorse I am sure they would walk up on the deck for them here.
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• Defuniak Springs, Florida
5 Mar 18
Everything except my jalepeno and blackeye peas have sprouted.
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@TheHorse (205771)
• Walnut Creek, California
5 Mar 18
Sounds good. Are they in the ground, rather than in planters?
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
5 Mar 18
Everything except my jalepeno and blackeye peas have sprouted.
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@TheHorse (205771)
• Walnut Creek, California
5 Mar 18
This posted twice!
@1hopefulman (45123)
• 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 (205771)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Mar 18
Is it one of those tall, skinny, onion-like sprigs? I enjoy those.
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@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
6 Mar 18
Not living in a warm climate I have nothing to report. :-(
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@MALUSE (69413)
• 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 (205771)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Mar 18
When will you start planting?
@just4him (306266)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
5 Mar 18
Only my indoor plants. They're doing very well.
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@TheHorse (205771)
• Walnut Creek, California
5 Mar 18
Do you keep them where they get some light during the day?
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@just4him (306266)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
5 Mar 18
@TheHorse Yes, they are in front of my living room window.
@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
10 Mar 18
No, but I'm suddenly in the mood for some Kung Pao!
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@TheHorse (205771)
• 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 (205771)
• 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
5 Mar 18
I love harvesting.
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@TheHorse (205771)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Mar 18
Me too. But I love growing just as much.