There’s an uncontrollable beast on the North end of the garden and it actually comes in two forms: sugar snap peas and snow peas. Our spring peas are like serpants, clinging to everything they can get their tendrils on. Once they latch on, pea flowers shoot out and within 3-4 days, we have fresh peas to munch on. As a matter of fact, the warm sun is encouraging way more pea growth than we can ever imagine so it’s snow pea and sweet pea recipe overload!

Pea tendrils, flowers and pods bathing in the early morning light

The best part of growing home grown peas is snapping them right off the vine, with their fresh, sweet crunch as music in the mouth. Oh the joy of eating fresh pea pods!

Since we implemented new garden boxes, our mizuna mustard, broccoli, brussels sprouts and peas have found soil heaven and they’re growing faster than weeds. Unlike weeds, these new vegetables are celebrations of Spring’s arrival and everything else that makes eating in Springtime so wonderful. These sugar snap peas are so easy to please even the most pickiest of vegetable eaters. We’ve YET to find any sweet pea haters.

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