Pea Greens

Posted by mrsmoosie, June 20, 2009 at 2:49 PM

I am just back from my first CSA pick up (very excited, I am going to try a pork stir fry with snap peas and arugula for dinner) and got to thinking about the pea shoots/greens that they had. I have planted snap peas in my garden and the plants are growing like crazy, they have outgrown their stakes and have started falling over. There are no flowers yet, but my fingers are crossed. I am wondering how I can go about using the greens. Do I have to wait for the peas to be picked and then take the greens? It doesn't seem like I could cut the greens now since I do not know where the flowers will be. Vegetable gardening is new to me and I am definitely learning as I go. I didn't even realize pea greens were eaten until I saw them at the Farmer's Market last year. I assumed they were just finding a way to make money on leftover plants, but they were so good. Any advice for what may be a silly question? Now I am going to out and try to get them staked back up.

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