Image: Pea 'Purple Magnolia' from Thompson & Morgan Grow the world's first purple sugar snap pea Try pea ‘Purple Magnolia’ to enjoy the world's first deep magenta sugar snap peas or grow the pretty pea ‘Spring Blush’ as an ornamental edible in your flower border. They make a fun addition to children’s lunchboxes and provide a quick and healthy snack straight from the plant. Want to add a bit of colour to your stir fries? Mangetout pea ‘Shiraz’ grows deep purple pods that are packed with healthy antioxidants, while pea ‘Golden Sweet’ produces golden yellow pods that are equally delicious raw or cooked.Ī good source of vitamin C and manganese, sugar snap peas can also be eaten whole and taste great raw or cooked. If you want to grow mangetout that can be eaten whole, try sowing pea ‘Snow Wind’ for a high yield of crisp, straight, dark green, flat pods right through to October. Maincrop shelling varieties like pea ‘Jumbo’ and pea ‘Boogie’ crop throughout the summer from June to September. Second early peas like pea ‘Jaguar’ and early maincrop pea ‘Bingo’ can be sown from March and will start to crop from June. First early varieties like pea ‘Meteor’ produce a crop just 12 weeks after sowing. They can be sown from early spring and are split into two main groups: early varieties and maincrop varieties. Shelling varieties produce large, sweet and juicy peas that need to be removed from their pod to eat. Image: Pea 'Spring Blush' from Thompson & Morgan Pea 'Spring Blush' produces beautiful bicolour flowers and tasty pods
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