http://www.mygardendiary.com/2009/gardening-in-june/ Gardening tips for beginners Wed, 28 Apr 2010 02:01:53 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.mygardendiary.com/2009/gardening-in-june/comment-page-1/#comment-924 The Gardener Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:42:57 +0000 http://www.mygardendiary.com/?p=1463#comment-924 Hello, I am glad to hear that you find this garden diary useful to you . With regards to the peas I think that it is likely that they are ready now. If the pea pods are roughly the size of your little finger in terms of thickness then I suggest that you open up one and taste it. They are actually quite nice eaten raw and some chefs do serve them in salads. You can then see if they are the size of normal peas or a bit too small. Last year I left my peas for too long and some of them became hard and full of worms. So I definitely recommend tasting them now. With regards to the poppies, I guess it depends on what type of poppies they are. Standard poppies and Californian poppies are easy to grow from seeds and are usually sown in spring. I’ve also got some Oriental poppies but I bought the plants from a nursery. Poppy seeds are normally quite small so I personally would be careful about not covering with too much soil. It may be worth saving a few just in case the first lot does not germinate. I hope this helps! Enjoy the garden! Sandy Hello,
I am glad to hear that you find this garden diary useful to you . With regards to the peas I think that it is likely that they are ready now. If the pea pods are roughly the size of your little finger in terms of thickness then I suggest that you open up one and taste it. They are actually quite nice eaten raw and some chefs do serve them in salads. You can then see if they are the size of normal peas or a bit too small.
Last year I left my peas for too long and some of them became hard and full of worms. So I definitely recommend tasting them now.
With regards to the poppies, I guess it depends on what type of poppies they are. Standard poppies and Californian poppies are easy to grow from seeds and are usually sown in spring. I’ve also got some Oriental poppies but I bought the plants from a nursery.
Poppy seeds are normally quite small so I personally would be careful about not covering with too much soil. It may be worth saving a few just in case the first lot does not germinate.
I hope this helps! Enjoy the garden! Sandy

]]> http://www.mygardendiary.com/2009/gardening-in-june/comment-page-1/#comment-923 Kate Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:34:17 +0000 http://www.mygardendiary.com/?p=1463#comment-923 This is my first year growing peas and I am not sure when to harvest them. Do I wait until all of them are plump and how plump is enough? One more question about oriental poppies. My neighbor's gave me some seed pods from her spent poppies and I am wondering could I plant them this year? Do I need to dry out the seeds first, or can I just plant the whole seed pod in the ground? Thanks for your blog! I learn an quite a bit just from reading it! Kate This is my first year growing peas and I am not sure when to harvest them. Do I wait until all of them are plump and how plump is enough? One more question about oriental poppies. My neighbor’s gave me some seed pods from her spent poppies and I am wondering could I plant them this year? Do I need to dry out the seeds first, or can I just plant the whole seed pod in the ground? Thanks for your blog! I learn an quite a bit just from reading it! Kate

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