Comments on: When to Pick Peas

By: Serene Tiger

Serene Tiger — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:47:27 +0000

How do you freeze freshly picked peas? I thought you just popped the pods, take the peas out & put them in a freezer bag & into the freezer but my other 1/2 says this is wrong & they’ll go off.

Please help!

By: mtp

mtp — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:47:27 +0000

The peas that you can buy in the supermarket that are still in the pods are a joke. They will be far too bitter and well past their best by the time you get them home and pod them. You’re better off buying frozen peas that are frozen 2 hours after picking. At least they will have retained a certain amount of sweetness. It’s a sad example of the supermarkets jumping on the ‘grow your own’ bandwagon and foolish shoppers falling for it. Don’t buy them…

Phew! Got a bit hot under the collar then… but I’m alright now.

By: malucho

malucho — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:14:55 +0000

This is great…but my peas are long gone. :)
I need to know when to pick beans! How?

I have scarlet runner beans and fava beans….if you are in the mood for a bean lesson, I’d love some tips!

By: Emily H

Emily H — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:33:56 +0000

Proof that you need your own little plot, and not to depend on supermarkets: they are full of big bags of fresh peas right now but they are mostly overgrown like you describe here.

The other thing that happens when they are overgrown, is the skin on the peas is split and then it falls off in cooking.

I might just have to schlep across London to my dad’s allotment and steal some of his!

By: mtp

mtp — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:26:26 +0000

Droolingveg – Yes of course, mealy peas = mushy peas. I’ve never made my own mush peas. Do you have a recipe?

By: Jo

Jo — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:01:36 +0000

Mine should be ready any day now. I’m looking forward to picking them.

By: jessica

jessica — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:34:49 +0000

When to pick peas?
Before anyone else does!
We scoffed todays harvest and all the baby carrots as soon as we got them. Gorgeous!

By: thedroolingvegetable

thedroolingvegetable — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:16:42 +0000

Mealy peas may not be quite so zingy when fresh, but don’t forget they form the third part of that holy trinity, fish and chips AND MUSHY PEAS!

If I were only half-handy with a camera that would be my summer food combination…

By: Andrea

Andrea — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:19:48 +0000

Ah, will have to watch for that but I don’t think it will be a problem – I’ve been harvesting my peas for a few weeks already and most of them don’t even make it through the front door so there’s not much danger of them going too long before I harvest them!! hehe. Thanks for the tip though. I love this site, it’s brill.

By: Carla

Carla — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:45:55 +0000

This I did not know, great photos:)