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heirloom pea recommendations?
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Posted by raptorfan z5 Ont, Cda (My Page) on Thu, Mar 2, 06 at 10:10
| Hello, I was thinking of trying peas in my garden this year. Can anyone recommend something for a first timer that hopefully has fragrant/attractive flowers?
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RE: heirloom pea recommendations?
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| Do you mean sweetpeas? I don't know of any pea, as in the vegetable, which has fragrant flowers, though some have beautiful bi-coloured flowers. |
RE: heirloom pea recommendations?
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| Sorry, i was referring to the vegetable. I purchased Sutton's Harbinger seeds this weekend. Has anyone grown it and can comment? I mixed up my flowering with the sweet pea types. thanks! |
RE: heirloom pea recommendations?
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| I've grown Sutton's Harbinger and it did good. However, my all-time favourite pea is Green Arrow but I don't think it's an heirloom. The pods are very long with 10 or 11 peas. The plant is vigorous and very prolific. Another pea that I think is outstanding is 'Carouby De Maussane' which is an old French heirloom. It's a very tall, vigorous snow pea with purple flowers. The pods are thick and succulent. These are fantastic stir-fried! The Cook's Garden sells them. |
RE: heirloom pea recommendations?
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| I've grown Sugar Snap, and in my opinion, they taste superb! The flowers are typical; nothing special. Dwarf Gray Sugar has the most beautiful flowers I've seen. It is a Snow pea but will fill out to shelling size, tho' the taste is quite starchy. Lisa |
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