Jacqueline Sicherman Jacqueline Sicherman

Pea Weather

When to plant peas

If you live in Ohio. You want to plant the seeds on the 1st day of spring. No matter the forecast.

It's Ohio, so check back. I don't suggest a "polar vortex" type of bizarre weather situation.

However, I have planted in snow.

Peas thrive in cool weather.

Don't sweat the freeze warnings or threats of spring.

A pea is conditioned to thrive in these predicaments. 

Until Tomorrow! Smile On!

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Jacqueline Sicherman Jacqueline Sicherman

An Herbal Beauty

A bee’s favorite color is lavender. Purple Coneflowers are daughters of Ohio.

The purple is called a "Purple Coneflower" or "Echinacea". Cones are native to Ohio and most of the United States. They bloom in early Summer. Essential to any veggie garden. The bees are wild for this native plant. And the butterflies aren't complaining either. Perennial. Cones don't bloom the first year, as a rule. If planted by seed.

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