Kit likes these so I grabbed a packet of seeds last year and promptly forgot about them. I found them this year and thought it was worth trying – I only planted four of the little pea seeds and when they were about 4″ tall I moved them into one of our dirt filled half barrels. When they sprouted like beanstalks (hmm, beanstalks? 🙂 ) I added the trellis thing for them to climb and now they are taller than me. This last week we noticed we had pea pods!

Christopher loves the peas, Mo loves the pods, so they have a nice system going on to divide them. I don’t think any of these are going to make it to the table for an actual meal but it’s fun they are enjoying them. The kids have especially loved watching the tiny tendrils wrap around the cage as they climb.

On the front porch the cilantro and basil and green peppers are all doing really well, and the carrots I am optimistic about – we didn’t do a lot but they seem to be growing in the same pot as the green onions. We shall see! The garden has only our vine things – cucumber, pumpkin and watermelon. Everything else is in the containers, various pots and barrels.