“Harvest” sounds a tad dramatic for what we did this week considering the number of peas we actually accumulated but here goes…

At the start of the season I set out to do some investigation into how efficient various plants can be grown in tight spaces, often with limited light and heat. We have seen good growth and pollinated the plants successfully, but if it were a plant competition, I would have to admit that it’s not looking good for team pea.

I can confirm that, just over three months since we built our pea trellis, we have amassed a grand total of 64 peas. hat’s right, not 64 pea pods, 64 actual peas. Technically that’s 50 grams, 20 grams of which is the inedible pod/shell.  There looks to be  some new growth at the moment so I’m not ruling out the possibility of plundering the pea fields a second time, hopefully to make triple digits and a nice omelette.

Not to be set back we used some of our chilis and cabbage to make a semi-locavore stir fry as you can see in the pictures below.

Peas plus shells – no matter how pretty you make it look, it doesn’t quite make up for quantity:

A close-up so you can see each of the 64 individuals peas:

Our cabbage which has actually grown quite well. It’s a shame we only have one plant:

.. and the final product. It was very nice. Good to see a nice bit of heat from the new chilies too!

They were good fun to grow though, quantity aside. Even then, I think I’ll have a hard time justifying their square metre in my plans for next season!