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Many pea varieties are available either as a climbing pea or as a bush
pea. These are climbing peas of the Sugar Snap variety. Sugar Snap peas
can be eaten in the pod when young or shelled when older. They are very
sweet and we will certainly grow large amounts of Sugar Snap peas every
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Companion
planting:
Like: sweetcorn, cucumbers,
carrots, radishes, beans, beetroot, brassica, celery, lettuce,
parsnip, squash
Dislike: onions, garlic, shallots
Sow August to
November, harvest December to March
Sow in well drained, well limed soil with a lot of organic matter. Sow bush
peas 10 to 15 cm apart and climbing peas 5 to 10 cm apart.
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Left: bush peas are easy to grow but the yield is not as high as with
climbing peas.
Right: climbing pea Alderman (also known as Telephone pea). These peas
need to be shelled. They are larger than Sugar Snap peas but not as sweet.
We don't eat them raw but use them for cooking. |
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Varieties used:
Snowpea ‘Yakumo’
Snowpea ‘Melting Mammoth’
Climbing Pea ‘Sugar Snap’
Climbing Pea ‘Alderman’ (Telephone)
Bush Pea ‘Sugar Snap’
Bush Pea ‘Southern Cross’
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Peas are best grown
on chicken wire or mesh supported between 2 m high poles.
Both photos show Snow peas and
Alderman peas. |
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Preserving:
Snow peas and young Sugar Snap
peas: wash, steam blanche for 2 minutes, cool quickly and freeze.
Others: Shell, wash, steam blanche for 2 minutes, cool quickly and freeze.
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