Favourite peas

 

I grow quite a lot of peas,and try to select those which have a very
good flavour as well as giving a reasonable crop.This is my experience
over the last few years and would welcome comment.The heights I quote
are pretty approximate and depend on soil condition.

Kelvedon Wonder  18" -good early pea which crops well and has a
reasonable sweet flavour.
Meteor  18"-poor cropper and mediocre taste.In my view not worth
growing to get peas a few days earlier than others.
Douce Provence  18"  -new to me this year and pretty good flavour and
reasonable cropper.
Little Marvel  18" -my second year with this,and pretty impressive
cropper with very good flavour.
Progress No. 9  24"  -one of my favourite peas with an excellent waxy
flavour and good cropper.
Rondo  30"  -strong grower,excellent cropper and good flavour.
Onward  30"  -one of my favourite peas with excellent waxy flavour and
reasonable cropper.
Lincoln  30"  -good cropper and flavour.
Champion of England  7'  -tall heritage pea with enormous crop and
first class flavour.Needs picking regularly.
Ne Plus Ultra  7'  -another heritage pea with enormous crop and first
class flavour.
Magnum Bonum  6'  -probably my favourite tall pea with very good
cropping and excellent waxy flavour.

Most peas are widely available,although the last three need some
searching.The trouble with tall peas is that they need substantial
supports to carry the heavy crop,but they are a pleasure to pick
without all of the stooping.

I would welcome comments on other peas which are your  favourites.

Regards,Michael

 


 The one I grow is Epicure, another old variety growing to 6ft or so.
good flavour and a joy to pick.
Wouldn't mind swaping seeds of one of your tall varieties.

David Hill
Abacus Nurseries

 

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Would they come true David if all grown together?

I grew Ne Plus Ultra and I think Alderman. They cropped where modern
ones don't seem to do well for me. They were easy to pick and much
sturdier than the newer types.

Assumed that it was no good to save seed from the crops as they were
planted quite close together,
--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

 


I was told by a pea grower at Lost Gardens in Heligan that peas are
essentially self pollinating and that it is only necessary to leave a
couple of feet between varieties,and this so that you do not pick the
seed from the wrong plant.Michael

 

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Oh rats, I could have saved some seed from last year then! Never mind,
we live and learn.....
--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk