Take bouquets of it to your food-loving friends. With luck, it will overwinter, keeping you in leaves well into April. Peas , especially the edible-podded sugar snap type, are terrific raw or lightly cooked. Look for virus-resistant varieties like Cascadia, Mega or Sugar Sprint. Plant now for a summer crop or in mid-July for fall harvest.
Peppers have an undeserved reputation in our area for fussiness.
And they won't play second fiddle to larger varieties when it comes to flavor. It bakes well, boils with the best and stays together for potato salad. And no variety I've tasted equals its sweet, earthy flavor. It's truly golden. Tomatoes belong in any gourmet's garden.