Garden Update. pt. 2 peas, beans, tomatos and turkeys?

One heck of an amazing harvest is starting. 7 foot tall pea plants. Cukes everywhere and a hit-turkey named Vito who wants to break my legs.

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[AhBbJeh]

Hi Ray! I'm watching all of your videos in Chrono order right now (I found you through the human...I mean potato-eye video remember? :) ) and I wanted to know if you eat the pea shoots/tendrils off the pea plant? I'm Chinese so I'm used to eating them but man can they get expensive! So I was just wondering if I pick the tops (havent planted yet- just curious) will it discourage pea growth? I'd like to get both worlds! hehe thanks!

[Praxxus55712]

@AhBbJeh You can pick the tops as long as you allow some to grow. It will force the plant to send out more shoots. Eventually the plant will have multiple side shoots and become pretty bushy. Let a couple shoots set flowers and you'll have shoots and pods. :)

[ograshsalam]

4) Does it mean that stems of cucumbers and peppers can develop new roots if burried?

5) Las summer deers ate my crops just leaning on flexible "anti-deer" vinyl fence. I've noticed your fence is made of welded wire. How hign is it and how frequently you posted the stakes?

[Praxxus55712]

@ograshsalam cucumbers won't develop roots from a buried stem. Peppers will develop a small amoung of stem roots. My fence is five feet high. I ran a 1 foot high metal cloth fencing along the bottom to keep rabbits out. I buried the posts approximately 6 feet apart and 2 feet deep. It was a lot easier than I thought it would be.

[Praxxus55712]

@scottj719 I've never used a nylon trellis. I wish I could answer your question with even a small degree of certainty but I can't. If it were me I would see if it happens twice in a row. This may have been a one time thing. If it happens twice in a row then it's not the plant, it's the conditions.

[scottj719]

@Praxxus55712 Not sure what's happening then, my peas all topped out at less than three feet and seem to be climbing and grasping upon one another and none of them are reaching their full potential. Does using a nylon trellis or could other factors be affecting their climbing?

[scottj719]

I'm very interested in how you got the peas to grow up and keep out of each others way. This year I planted peas alternating "zig zag" on both sides of a nylon trellis and they didn't even reach 3 feet because they started to hamper one another or something. I had no such problem planting pole beans in the same manner. Speaking of peas, since they like the cooler weather, If I planted more today (Sept 1) would I stand a chance at getting peas yet this year? I'm in MN as well, down in the cities.

[AhBbJeh]

@Praxxus55712 Thanks Ray! I can always count on you to learn something new from :)

[november211975]

hi praxxus why not try pickling your beans and peas and then covering with olive oil, they go great in a potato salad :) i suggest salting them first in a strainer, then put a plate on top, with a heavy object on top of that, and leave to drain overnight first

[november211975]

hi praxxus why not try pickling your beans and peas and then covering with olive oil, they go great in a potato salad :)

[22justus2]

Cucumbers will climb a fence and it will keep the fruit off the ground. Nice way to be more in the space and now have them take over the space!