Beans and Peas

Aw crap, here comes another round of peas - LOTS of them from the looks of this one branch! Good thing Jen's mom and I picked all the good-sized ones for her to take home this afternoon - looks like there will be more where those came from any day now! Each of those little "open-hand" shaped spots on the vine will be another pod...I count at least five in just this small area.

And I'm really surprised at how slowly the purple castor beans are growing. They're poisonous plants, so it's not like I'm eager to harvest and snack on them. It's just that I've seen them really big and decorative in other gardens in previous years, and I thought maybe they'd shoot up really fast. Then again, many things planted in the ground here seem to be a little slow growing.

Here's a close up of a brand new leaf.


Four of the plants on the side of the house (there's more in one of the back landscaping beds).


Another one of the new leaves.