Cool Season Crops

On October 9, I planted peas and arugula, the only two cool weather crops I could find on Burpee's website that only need partial sun. I made sure to get peas that are resistant to powdery mildew, since that's what killed all of my pea plants before. I also planted more plants to give myself a better chance of success.

It is now November 9, and all of my peas have sprouted, are a couple inches tall, and have started developing tendrils. Some peas are growing faster than others, which I assume is related to how much sunlight they are getting on the various parts of my balcony. Surprisingly, the peas that I planted near my incredibly prolific basil, which I thought must be a nice sunny spot, are the ones that are growing more slowly.

My arugula is supposed to be almost ready to harvest by now, but not all of the seeds even sprouted, so I guess the conditions in my container garden were not ripe for arugula. My peas should be ready to harvest in another month, according to the package. According to their rate of growth, I think it will take a little longer.

Even though it's fall, it's been very sunny and has only rained once.