Originally Posted by Oldman3
Barry, my pea patch is 10 rows wide by about 150 yds long. Its on a pipe line that crosses the place. Picked and shelled 6 bushels this morning.

Miles, when the peas started blooming, I was figuring the bees would show up, but they didn't. Its only about 100 yds from the hives to the peas.

For the uninitiated..... this is what 6 bushels of purple hull peas looks like.

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And this is what they shelled out.

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Dang, that's a bunch of peas. That would be a few years worth for us. You must have a pea sheller.