Snowed in? Or snow peas?
By The Horse
@TheHorse (238313)
Walnut Creek, California
January 23, 2016 1:54pm CST
If you know me, you know I'm a little bit snow-pea-obsessed right now. The ones on my balcony are doing great. The ones at the preschool in Berkeley are about 6" high. The ones at my one kid client's house (the same kid as the one who almost got run over by a skidding car) are about 18" long now, and he and his mom are excited about that.
Two days ago, I noticed that the ones I planted near the chain link fence in our garden at work in Concord are starting to poke through. This is the same garden that the ground squirrels destroyed last year, during the drought. It's raining again today. My hope is that the ground squirrels won't eat our garden until the rains stop and their yummy grasses start to die. We'll see.
How's the weather where you are? Any planting going on? I emailed my brother near Boston to see if he's under a foot of snow. But he hasn't responded. My Auntie IS snowed in on Long Island. I'll attach a "'wishful thinking" photo: our snow peas doing well in Oakland a couple of years ago.
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@DaddyEvil (174482)
• United States
24 Jan 16
Very nice, @TheHorse ! Excuse me a moment while I finish rescuing everyone from where @vandana7 got you all lost! I still need to tag @mommaj so she can find her way out, too!
Now, to finish my comment on your snow peas... You did very well with them a couple of years ago, didn't you?! I do hope the ground squirrels don't eat them before you get to taste at least one, pony!
We had snow here a couple of days ago. It is lingering here, but surrounding communities have mostly thawed out now.
The weatherman is predicting more to come in the next few days for my area, too. He isn't expecting much, so the people here are getting ready to be buried under an avalanche of snow, possibly until Spring! (LOL! The weatherman is ALWAYS wrong, so most of us expect the opposite of whatever he says... It works, too.....about half the time! LOL!)
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@mommaj (23112)
• United States
24 Jan 16
@DaddyEvil Is he the same one saying the snow stopped in surrounding areas?
Let's see. About the time you thaw out, pony should have vegetables. Is that a coincidence or are you some type of plant? Maybe a venus flytrap? 
@TheHorse it sounds like you should do nicely with the garden this year. Guess only time will tell. Feed the squirrels nuts so they leave your stuff alone. LOL You should certainly be able to find enough nuts around here to fill a swimming pool. OOOh. Pool party I will be one too!
Let's see. About the time you thaw out, pony should have vegetables. Is that a coincidence or are you some type of plant? Maybe a venus flytrap?
@TheHorse it sounds like you should do nicely with the garden this year. Guess only time will tell. Feed the squirrels nuts so they leave your stuff alone. LOL You should certainly be able to find enough nuts around here to fill a swimming pool. OOOh. Pool party I will be one too!6 people like this
@mommaj (23112)
• United States
24 Jan 16
@DaddyEvil Oh. I was afraid the other places were snowed under as well. LOL
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@DaddyEvil (174482)
• United States
24 Jan 16
@mommaj No, he isn't the one who said how the surrounding communities are doing, mommaj. I drive through them every day, so I see them myself, so I was reporting what I know as fact, Not what is reported by know-nothings!
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
24 Jan 16
I love snow peas, we plant snow peas, snap peas, and I think another variety of peas but the name escapes me. I hope the squirrels don't get yours.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
23 Jan 16
I thought to plant some garlic before the big freeze happened. I was too late. Oh well. Guess I will keep buying it at 70 cents a bulb. Can't wait to start my plants for our garden. Don't want to start them too soon.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
23 Jan 16
@TheHorse No need to dry them. You plant one clove at a time.
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@TheHorse (238313)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Jan 16
@ElusiveButterfly Got it. I may do that this years as well!
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@GardenGerty (169477)
• United States
25 Jan 16
We are not snowed in, and it is time to begin thinking about starting things indoors to be ready by mid April to go out. We are just beginning to decide where we are going to plant things.
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@DaddyEvil (174482)
• United States
26 Jan 16
@GardenGerty I still have to decide what I want to plant out this year! You are about the same growing zone as us if you are getting ready to plant starts inside for transplanting in April, GG!
I hope everything does well for you!
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@TheHorse (238313)
• Walnut Creek, California
2 Feb 16
@DaddyEvil What are some of your favorites?
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@allknowing (153530)
• India
24 Jan 16
There is lots going around here as gardening is my passion but I must tell you about this tomato plant.
A member from a gardening forum had sent me tomato seeds all the way from UK. I got two crops and the third one did not germinate. I planted a tithonia in that pot but I now see a tomato plant and am keeping my fingers crossed hoping that I will get my third crop
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@allknowing (153530)
• India
25 Jan 16
@TheHorse Somehow tomatoes never grew in my garden. This is my first attempt.
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@TheHorse (238313)
• Walnut Creek, California
2 Feb 16
@allknowing To me, they're like cats. They do what they want.
@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
25 Jan 16
Hopefully the squirrels won't get to your snow peas again! I hope your brother is safe where he lives. No snow here, just sunshine today 
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@Marilynda1225 (91114)
• United States
25 Jan 16
I love snow peas and your garden is very green and lovely for those of us who are snowed in
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@TheHorse (238313)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Jan 16
@Missmwngi I am! I have them planted in several locations now.
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
24 Jan 16
@TheHorse Oooh sorry
I was exicted seeing them
Were you the one experimenting with snow peas?
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@DaddyEvil (174482)
• United States
26 Jan 16
@TheHorse Yes, pony, you think correctly. Those are daffodils.
I prefer jonquils, myself....
Uhm... here:
Common daffodils have single blossoms and flat, strappy leaves. “Throughout my life, I've heard those yellow spring bulbs referred to as daffodils, jonquils, narcissus, and buttercups. Is there a difference, or are they all names for the same plant?” -Shel
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@TheHorse (238313)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Jan 16
@DaddyEvil Gracias. I checked your article. They all look purdy to me.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
24 Jan 16
so, the photo was years ago? I hope your plants will grow as healthy as your picture here.
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@TheHorse (238313)
• Walnut Creek, California
27 Jan 16
@ridingbet So far so good. I love getting kids into gardening/farming early. It teaches them self-reliance. And it IS fun.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
27 Jan 16
@TheHorse oh! Those kids are beautiful, watering the plants.I hope your snow peas will yield good products.
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@snowy22315 (208943)
• United States
24 Jan 16
very nice...we have only snow right now!
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@Tampa_girl7 (54715)
• United States
24 Jan 16
We had some snow yesterday, but it didn't stick.
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@garymarsh6 (24026)
• United Kingdom
24 Jan 16
Looking good so far lets hope they survive the squirrels.
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@TheHorse (238313)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Jan 16
I checked the ones at Kaiser yesterday. They're looking good as well. The photo attached to this post is from out garden in Oakland a couple of years ago. The ones at the Ground Squirrel Garden are just a couple of inches high right now.
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