Shelling Purple Hull Peas - July 2010 - Vegetable Garden

Shelling lots of Purple Hull Peas this year so I needed some help. Visit The Bayou Gardener in Avoyelles Parish Louisiana - Cajun Country at www.thebayougar...

[@OS253]

I'd rather pick peas than going to work for 8 hours in a job I hate. Your videos help make my day go faster. Thanks, Donald. You're so adorable!

[@Youre_Right]

Spent many hours on mamaws front porch shelling purple hulled peas. I LOVE them! Just ate two huge helpings of good ole Mississippi purple hulled peas.

[@erictoole9913]

Taylor Manufacturing is located in Moultrie, GA in little more than a tin barn. We have 2 of their 515 shellers. They will shell 2 bushels each every 8 minutes. This year we bought a HullerPro sheller & was gonna park the 25 year old 515. But, we produced more than ever & brought 'Ole Betsy' out of retirement.

[@OldTimerGarden]

hahaha love the economical pea sheller. He sure does love peas.

[@webcajun]

+R. Toney That dog would eat just about anything I gave her.....Donald

[@michaelplesch]

Thanks, I've really enjoyed and hope to continue to enjoy your video's. Seeing them reminds me of back in the 1950's and early 60's when watching farming show's on television. See ya! Mp

[@59Gretsch]

GRanny use to shell hers .... by hand while watching TV. I helped a little.

[@bigfoot4160]

LOL,Lucy the pea shellin lab, nothin better than the right tool for the job!

[@centralscrutinizer76]

i have the same sheller ,it is over 20 years old still works like new. saves so much time

[@webcajun]

Taylor has been making a quality product for many years. Worth every penny…..Donald

[@mikecox3659]

Too funny, love that dog! All the best.

[@webcajun]

Truly man’s best friend…..Donald

[@tm71100]

We love your videos sir

[@webcajun]

Thank you, hope they're helpful.....Donald

[@justmy10cents]

awsome i love your vidios don thank you

[@integrityfs]

yet another great video..i always get so hungry watching your videos.

[@DoctorsWife56]

You are so right about those "Top Pick" peas, buy extra if you see them. Our Farmer's Co-Op carries them, but runs out quick. I love your new gadget!

[@1fanger]

Them hounds steal the show.

[@slacker361]

great Job Donald I have been waiting a long time to see that video Great job

[@Rdrake1413]

hey Donald thats a pretty nice pea sheller. I have shelled pea by hand my whole life. never had money for anything that fancy but man would I love to have one. Have shelled so many purple hull peas that my finger tips are purple. Great video as always. Robert

[@shashakeeleh5468]

Nice set-up! Love that electric sheller!

[@traptfan777]

Mr Donald you are so spoiled lol and your dog gives me the best laughs. By the way those peas are so good the only problem is i did not grow enough and you cant find fresh ones any where. I will grow lots more next time...

[@wsarris424]

I would hate to invest money into something I could do by hand, but you're going through so much volume, its very worth it IMO. And if/when times do get bad, you're going to be happy you have it because the more food you can produce, the more you're going to be able to sell or trade if you wanted to.

[@benmartin1017]

i am from the Caribbean and i love planting okras

[@ExmoorMist]

Hey Donald .glad to see the garden is growing a treat :) BTW our jack russell is obsessed with peas!!!

[@webcajun]

Hey Willie, Once I found out just how much I love those PHPs more and more got planted. Taylor’s Little Sheller turned out to be just as valuable as the tiller for my tractor. Shelling peas has become a pleasure now and I want to plant even more. : ) …….Donald

[@72542]

Great video Donald. We usually only plant enough purple hull peas to harvest about 3-5 pounds of peas, and we shell by hand. We are planning to increase the pea planting by several times next spring and had been discussing a pea sheller like the manual one that you use. After seeing your video, I believe that we'll skip it and look for something better.

[@traceyosterlind14]

That's the Dawg model, lol. Excellent multi-tool. Never have crumbs under the highchair, either 😂

[@webcajun]

I agree ….. Donald

[@philstat100]

Thank You for the very, very fast reply. Pigeon peas are smaller the green peas. and have to be shelled without drying unless you just want seed.

[@KayleighYoung0]

My family does it by hand, we have contests on who can shell their bucket the fastest.

[@webcajun]

@72542 ... the manual, hand crank sheller lasted a whole day before it started acting up. It was a waste of time and money. The electric sheller is expensive but it should last a lifetime. There are several on the "Forum" who have the sheller and they all love it........Donald

[@fzfamilyhomestead]

I'd love one of those! However for now we'll have to stick with a chair on the porch & purple fingernails...lol Take care.

[@benmartin1017]

love the economical model

[@webcajun]

She'll eat just about anything I give her.....Donald

[@webcajun]

@traptfan777 ... those purple hull peas have moved way up to the top of the list. Taste great, easy to grow, harvest and put up. Got to just love em........Donald

[@eatingyumyum]

@crewlla awwww the puppy is so cute.

[@webcajun]

@guest2424 ... that may just work. They do have to be fed into the rollers fairly straight or the hull will fall in with the peas......Donald

[@webcajun]

@wsarris424 ... if you let the peas dry out on the plants you could shell out enough to feed the family for a year and not need to can or freeze them. The peas are right up there with Irish Potatoes as the "Best to Plant" IMO...... Donald

[@webcajun]

@59Gretsch ... I enjoy shelling them by hand if I don't have too many. One day I picked 8 1/2 buckets of peas which is just too much to do by hand........Donald

[@webcajun]

@bigfoot4160 ... she's learning something new every day.......Donald

[@1DRock37167]

That is one handy machine! She sure is pretty, even if she eats up all the profits! LOL

[@mabroussardii]

I just need to shell 80 feet or so of php's. But instead of going all the way to China again just for a sheller, I'm gonna get one either in Carencro or Breaux Bridge.

[@brandt77]

now all you need is a little bacon and you'll be in business! Love them peas!

[@zombieyylaneyy8578]

Makes me want to plant purple hull peas!

[@webcajun]

@R6bbie ... It's really nice having the right tool for the job.......Donald

[@cb421970]

RIP Donald you will be missed!!

[@webcajun]

@rm83present ... thanks and glad you enjoyed.......Donald

[@ScottieDTV]

That sure makes life easier...

[@redblue40rc33]

Take those guards off and get after it...ours never had guards...we shelled a truck bed full by the Time you get that shelled

[@webcajun]

@livelearnfree ... those purple hull sure are good.......Donald

[@webcajun]

@shelmarie87 ...I know what you mean about the size but it sure works well. Glad you enjoy the videos.....Donald

[@semco72057]

I saw that pea sheller on one web site from your site and that sounds like a good idea. You do have plenty of peas and could go to the farmers market to see some of what you grow since many want it fresh rather than from Mexico, or other countries where you don't know what they used to grow them. The farmers market is growing in Little Rock more and they have more places now for people to get locally grown produce and get it fresher too.

[@webcajun]

Because so many folks have a garden in this area, farmers markets are not as big as some other places…..Donald

[@semco72057]

More cities are learning to use the vacant properties which the cities have taken over to let the people in the area grow gardens also. I live in a rural area so we have land to plant crops and with so much of our food being affected by chemicals more people are awaking to the facts that they are poisoning their families off of food grown in other countries with no restrictions.

[@mufceire]

Excellent video, very informative and equally as interesting! I want to move from Ireland and have your farm!! :)

[@webcajun]

@kastnmagic ... yes it does. The only difference is the rollers are rubber coated to grab better........Donald

[@webcajun]

@Praxxus55712 ... kind of like blackeye but taste much better. They are ready to pick in about 60 days so you would have plenty time for a crop in your area.......Donald

[@webcajun]

@DoctorsWife56 ... the seed are really hard to find. Several people on the forum bought 50 lb. sacks and are letting members have em at their cost. Cooking a pot of "Top Pick" today with some bacon, onion, bell pepper, wax peppers and Tony's seasoning. Cook em today, eat em tomorrow. lol.......Donald

[@jccorrea13]

muy buen video mis felicitaciones saludos desde medellin colombia

[@webcajun]

Thank you.....Donald

[@MadBadVoodo]

LMAO @ the end of the video! man that dog loves peas! LOL!! Thumbs Up and some Money Love my Friend!!

[@webcajun]

@ransom47 ... Hey Ransom, that machine makes shelling peas a pleasure. Thanks.......Donald

[@tater357]

That economical version, you tend to lose some to em. LOL

[@441rider]

Shelled out for the sheller. Great vid I'm looking for plans.

[@webcajun]

@park3366 ... you are correct, the cover should be on while shelling. I only took it off for the video....... Donald

[@webcajun]

@OS253 ... my work days were 12 hrs. so you know I'd rather be picking peas. LOL.......Donald

[@webcajun]

@SirChadwic ... not sure if the old washers would work. These rollers have a rubber covering that really grabs the pea with very little slippage........Donald

[@webcajun]

@fzfamilyhomestead ... hey nothing wrong with shelling by hand, just takes longer but who's in a rush? I'm only planting enough for the family this year so the sheller will be a little overkill.....Donald

[@webcajun]

@1fanger ... both Molly and Lucy are never more than a few steps away. Love riding on the golf cart too........Donald

[@webcajun]

@michaelplesch ...Glad you enjoy the videos......Donald

[@galegregory97comcast]

the black one was the best

[@webcajun]

@CountryGirlNOhio ... funny how dogs love vegetables......Donald

[@webcajun]

Purple hull peas can be shelled (green or dried) using a sheller or by hand. They can be allowed to dry on the plant or after being harvested……Donald

[@mabroussardii]

I only have 80 feet of purple hulls planted. I was going to shell them by hand because I didn't know about pea shellers - gonna get me the little hand crank job. I had a Belgian Malinois that would sniff out cucumbers... but then he'd eat them, which did me no good

[@CountryGirlNOhio]

I had a Golden Retriever that used to pick his own sweet corn, husk it and eat until he couldn't eat anymore.

[@FusionDeveloper]

MORE POWER! Nice. I wonder if you could somehow hook up like a funnel to a skinny tube with a curve toward the feeder that acts like a slide to automatically align them to enter under that thing straight and do it faster with less work. Like more of an industrial version. It might jam up, i don't know. It depends on how much you are going to process at a time and how long it takes, to decide if its worth making one. LOL @ ending.

[@webcajun]

@441rider ...They are a lot faster than shelling by hand......Donald

[@webcajun]

@1fanger ... "Top Pick" Pink Eyed Purple Hull Peas.......Donald

[@webcajun]

@socalledjay1 ... glad you enjoy the vids.......Donald

[@webcajun]

@holton2 ... yea they are good and very productive.......Donald

[@webcajun]

@alderaforall ... yes it was.......Donald

[@R6bbie]

you got one nice operation going on there :)

[@MrTerrym1964]

Hi Donald.....Where do you buy the economical model....lol. That machine reminded me off my mothers old washine machine wringer...Probably would work too. Will you be canning all of those beans or selling some fresh? Take care and looking forward to your next video. Terry

[@123kkambiz]

Thanks for information

[@webcajun]

@scutter4christ ... I don't mind shelling by hand but when you plant 1000 ft. of peas that's really not an option. At least not for very long. lol.......Donald

[@webcajun]

That certainly is an activity the whole family can enjoy. What’s that phrase, “family time”?…..Donald

[@webcajun]

@TnWormsCastings ... more than I wanted to spend but it was worth it........Donald

[@webcajun]

@marieatthelake ... This variety is "Top Pick" Pink Eyed Purple Hull Peas. Very hard to find the seed so when you do buy enough to last a few years...... Donald

[@webcajun]

@MrLarryHorse ... hey Larry, you can freeze em or can em either way is good. If you freeze em make sure you cover them with water so they don't freezer burn........Donald

[@meanevilconservative]

We should be doin' pretty well. We've got five of those "economical" pea shellers you showed. :-)

[@robertpayne2717]

Does it bruise any peas

[@webcajun]

@Mrwrinkleintime ... hadn't tried others but it sure works well with peas. Aluminum......Donald

[@webcajun]

Ate some just the other night. Good stuff.....Donald

[@webcajun]

@Rdrake1413 ... as many peas that I planted this year I needed one. I think my final total was around 140 lbs. of shelled peas. That's a lot of picking and shelling. lol.....Donald

[@webcajun]

@Darrenc68 ... The peas are finished and now it's Okra. Lots of work this time of the year........Donald

[@webcajun]

I had one of those Chinese hand crank shellers. Didn’t last very long…..Donald

[@nmbr1bldr]

You did not list where I can buy one of these Donald. Thx.

[@Noz7777]

I enjoyed that - although I was really interested that you called those 'peas' as if I saw them in the shop I would definitely call them beans! I'm in Australia! I'm really confused about why you buy the seed every year... peas and beans are so easy to save the seed - you just leave the pods on the bushes until they dry - save the pods somewhere dry and airy - and shell them just before you plant the seed in the ground!

[@webcajun]

@ScottieDTV ... yes it does.......Donald

[@MrMunchiemo]

Donald I just bought a Taylor one just like yours. I got it at a action for 240.00. I was wanting to clean it up. It has been setting in a box in someones shed. Can I hose it down with a water hose? What is the best way to clean it?

[@123kkambiz]

is it possible to dry first and then de-shell the beans? Or this is the only way to de-shell when the beans are still wet.? Thanks for video

[@webcajun]

@seekerofAdventure ... works pretty well that's for sure.......Donald

[@webcajun]

@ElizabethAGreene ... I just allow the pods to dry on the plant before harvesting.......Donald

[@webcajun]

@noslrac1980 ... been putting the hulls in the compost pile this year.......Donald

[@webcajun]

Not a real big market for purple hull in my area so the Little Sheller is for my use.....Donald

[@webcajun]

@nikki4612 ... Hey Nikki, with onion, peppers, tony's and either bacon, sausage or ground meat. They are good.......Donald

[@webcajun]

Yes, compost pile or sometimes they go in the worm bin.......Donald

[@keptyeti]

Dog eating peas = awesome!