Slow-Growing Peas

The peas are now knee high or so. Rather pitiful for the end of May, even considering the temperatures. Here they are, weeds and all. At least now I know they didn't rot in the ground! I hope to take care of the weeds this weekend, and prepare the beds for tomato plants I'll get from my sister.

Peas 2011

I planted my peas fairly early for this year. For weeks I thought they were just waterlogged. But they are beginning to come up now. Not sure there will be much of a crop this year as I think it will get too hot for them before harvest time. Still, hope springs eternal!

This was taken at the end of March. I'll try to get a shot this weekend. They are up several inches now.

Spring?

hyacinths my mom planted many years ago

perennial poppies

tulips, of course

So, one day sunny, next cold and rainy - will a garden succeed with this? Here are some pix from the sunny days and some progress with veggies. The veggie garden is this far only because my good friend Sheila came over two days to help get the weeds out of the fenced-in garden so that strawberry plants could be rescued, beet seeds could be planted, pea starts could be moved in to their proper place and some totally buried shallot starts could be divided and replanted - yay Sheila!!! Thank you so-o much!

strawberry plants. In the barrels, I planted lettuce seeds, herbs (dill, parsley, basil), and spinach. Can't wait for them so we can eat them!

beet seeds planted in the back box, shallot starts in the foreground. Peas are in a box to the right of the beet seeded box - thought I had a picture but couldn't find it - they are about 2" tall. Better get some strings going