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I pulled the peas, making room for another planting to reap in fall (forces willing). With one pound of the shelling types, I'm making a sort of pea pesto to serve on pasta, inspired by Hugh Fearnley-Wittingstall's newest cookbook, "River Cottage Veg," and his dish called Macaroni Peas. Get the recipe -- and enter to win a copy, proof positive that even a master of meat-centric culinary arts can be swayed to the botanical side of eating, and boasting 200-plus vegetarian recipe (60-plus of them vegan).
 pro tips for extending the vegetable-garden season
Keep on truckin'! As a seed farmer, Hudson Valley Seed Library co-founder Ken Greene knows a thing or two about when to sow crops, and that's his best advice right now: Keep on truckin' -- er, sowing. Many vegetables and herbs are still being sown and transplanted, and will right into fall at the Library's farm in Accord, New York -- where I will be participating in events on July 20 and August 24. More tips, in print or my latest radio podcast, for extending the vegetable garden.
cardinal climber, hummingbird magnet
I gave the cardinal climber a twice-as-tall support this year, trying like mad to accommodate this ambitious little vine, but this hummingbird favorite has outgrown even the expanded digs! The birds don't mind that it's literally over the top. More on this great vine. (It's currently past 10 feet and going strong!)
in case you missed it last issue:
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