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Pea Shelling - Progress #9
In mild climates, plant in the fall for winter harvest. The Pea Shelling Progress # 9, 'Pisum sativum', is an old favorite and this 18" plant needs no staking and has plump peas with a superb flavor. Plant in the early spring, as soon as the soil can be worked. Remember when you were a kid how fun it was to pop open a pod and eat the peas? As an adult, you will enjoy the wonderful taste of Progress # 9 and appreciate the dwarf vines which require no staking! Progress # 9 has 5 inch pods with 7 to 9 plump peas per pod. Keep the plants moist but do not get them over watered and soggy. Shelling peas should be harvested when when the pods are plump which is about 3 weeks after flowering. Peas prefer well drained soil. ... additional info
Fennel - Bronze-Smokey The tall feathery, smoky purple foliage provides a beautiful accent with pink and white roses or any other contrasting flower color. The seed produced by the Bronze Fennell is used for flavoring cookies, breads, and cakes. The Fennel Bronze, 'Foeniculum vulgare', has stunningly beautiful, purple feathery plumes that provide a lacy contrast in the vegetable or flower garden. Fennel does best in well drained, sandy soils with lots of organic matter. The Bronze Fennel attracts butterflies. Plant in the spring 2 weeks before the last average frost date. The Bronze Fennel is an absolutely dazzling, hard to find Fennel, that is used primarily for ornamental value and has tasty foliage and seeds. They need to be kept moist. The swallowtail butterfly lays eggs on fennel. Fresh leaves can be sprinkled on salads or used in salad dressings. |
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