First sign of peas..

There is a story told that Thomas Jefferson, an avid gardener himself, had competitions with his neighbors to see who would be first to put fresh peas on the table. While I would not want to be a part of that competition, I believe that Jefferson grew fifteen varieties of peas in the endeavor to be first with the spring crop of peas, though on the rare occassion when he was first, the winner usually being his neighbor George Divers, he told those on his farm to withhold the information: "No, say nothing about it, it will be more agreeable to our friend to think that he never fails."

All of which is simply my own way of announcing that I have the first sight of the pea crop. In a few days I believe that I shall have a the first few pods of a respectable size, and merely a few days later enough for a meal sized harvest.

Though I have been harvesting cilantro for some days now, this will be the first non-herb produce of the year, which is always a cause for some excitement.