On 26 Jun, 11:58, Dave Hill wrote:
On 26 Jun, 11:30, michael wrote:





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
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Hi David,
I would be very happy to swap some seed with
you.Unfortunately,I have this year had great difficulty in seed
germination with peas,with it being too cold for outside or too warm
for the greenhouse-I have also been overwatering for the first time or
using the wrong type of compost.The net result is that I am out of
seed completely at the moment,but hopefully will particularly have
plenty of Ne Plus Ultra later in the season.I will contact you again
when I have some seed.Cheers,Michael