Snap Peas - Saving Seed question

[TastyofHasty]

I bought a tiny packet of Sugar Ann Snap Peas and would like to save seed for next year. But I'd like to eat some, too. Which to save, the first pods ... or the last? Anybody?

[TastyofHasty]

Anybody?

I'm thinking, if I pick the first bunch of snap peas and eat them, the plants will want to make more ... because that's what plants want to do most, re-seed themselves ... right? So I think I'll pick the first batch and let them make more and save those. But ... still

[BeckyW]

When I'm seed saving peas or beans, we always eat the first picking then let the rest go to seed. (On one European bean I let it all go to seed but that was because the seed is difficult to find and mine had been a gift.)

We've found the one picking method works great. This year I'm seed saving Little Marvel, Oregon Sugar Pod II and Cascadia.

Happy Gardening!
BeckyW

[Mulligan Man]

Originally Posted by TastyofHasty

I bought a tiny packet of Sugar Ann Snap Peas and would like to save seed for next year. But I'd like to eat some, too. Which to save, the first pods ... or the last? Anybody?

It'd be best to leave a portion of the row for seed instead of the first or last of the whole thing.

That said I usually pick until I can't keep up and save whats left.

[TastyofHasty]

Thank you both for the responses. I ate only a few ... they were delicious. Now I just have to worry about some rabbit coming along and eating all the ones I'm trying to save!

[Horsea]

Originally Posted by Mulligan Man

It'd be best to leave a portion of the row for seed instead of the first or last of the whole thing...

I agree with this advice. You never know when freezeup is going to occur and perhaps the last pods may not fully mature. This year, I'm going to set aside a couple of plants at the end of the row to all go for seed.

PS. "Save a cow. Eat a vegetarian." This was a bit unkind. (My family are vegetarians.) There's no need to "save" a cow. They don't belong in our climate in the first place, just let them die out.

[Mulligan Man]

Originally Posted by Horsea

PS. "Save a cow. Eat a vegetarian." This was a bit unkind. (My family are vegetarians.) There's no need to "save" a cow. They don't belong in our climate in the first place, just let them die out.

Take a joke.

Vegetarians don't belong, I would just asume let them die out.

[Horsea]

Originally Posted by Mulligan Man

Take a joke.

Vegetarians don't belong, I would just asume let them die out.

1. Anytime someone wants to be mean, all they have to do is accuse the other party of not being able to "take a joke". Old tactic.

2. Do you mean "as soon let them die out"?

[Mulligan Man]

Originally Posted by Horsea

Anytime someone wants to be mean, all they have to do is accuse the other party of not being able to "take a joke". Old tactic.

It's a joke. Nothing more nothing less. I thought it was humorous as well as several others that have commented on it. I apologize if you took offense to it but it's not my fault you don't have a sense of humor. Maybe it is something lacking in your diet. LOL

[Horsea]

Originally Posted by Mulligan Man

It's a joke. Nothing more nothing less. I thought it was humorous as well as several others that have commented on it. I apologize if you took offense to it but it's not my fault you don't have a sense of humor. Maybe it is something lacking in your diet. LOL

I am not losing sleep over what you said, but if you wish to "apologize" there shouldn't be any "but" after it. If you can't just say "sorry", maybe there is something lacking in your diet. Could be something lacking in my diet, of course, responsible for my lack of sense of humor. What might it be, Mulligan? (I'm not a vegetarian; I only said that my family is.)