jinian | gardening notes

I've been taking down the pea patch. That sounds odd, but the vines were stiffly beige on their strings and sticks, and it all made sort of a dead-pea architecture in the backyard. It wanted careful disassembling -- I figure that leaving behind the bacteria-harboring root nodules will help keep nitrogen in the soil, and I'd let the peas go to seed a month or so ago so I needed to harvest those.

A month ago was rather early to let them go. I have probably two cups of pea seeds, which is ridiculous. If anyone wants to grow snow peas next year, I would be thrilled to share. (The seeds can be expected to be Oregon Giant, Sugar Pod 2, or crosses between those.)

I'm thinking of putting in some nice chaotic flowerbeds on one side of the yard. I've got larkspurs and columbines, plus poppy seeds and volunteer foxgloves, both from the pea patch. Some calendula, but I don't think that'll go in there. There are snapdragon-looking plants, too, that would probably go nicely. So why am I hesitating?

The plums are almost ready. Wait. The plums were almost ready yesterday morning. Must go check the plums!

[edit: Mmmmmm, plums.]