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    Hi

    First off I'm sorry I have to ask this but I couldn't find anything definitive hence why I want real people's answers.

    I brought a green shaft pea plants and have loads of pods from what I read it appears they have to be solid hard before picking (please confirm point 1)

    But what's confused hell outta me is do I cook the pods no where seems to say if its mange trout and the card it came with is useless cheers dobbins for that

    How do I cook them and can you eat pods please!

    I appreciate it's silly question but I couldn't find a real answer

    Thanks for your help and time

    Colin

  • #2
    Never grown them, but they're a shelling kind - don't eat the pods, they'll be stringy and tough. Wait till the pods are fat and round in profile before harvesting.
    He-Pep!

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    • #3
      I always grow these - they have lovely long pods with about 10 peas in each. As bario1 says they are a shelling variety. Give the pods a slight squeeze and you will feel how big the peas are.
      A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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      • #4
        Thank

        You people legends now I know

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        • #5
          No problem, and welcome to the vine by the way!
          He-Pep!

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          • #6
            I sometimes pick them before they get too big and hard - I like them slightly softer and juicier . If the pods get to the point where they're going a bit white and slightly wrinkled looking, the peas inside will be starting to dry out ready for re-sowing themselves, and they're not so good to eat. I find I have to experiment a bit every year by picking pods at different stages until I find the one that's 'just right' (said Mummy Bear).
            sigpicGardening in France rocks!

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            • #7
              Originally posted by kathyd View Post
              I sometimes pick them before they get too big and hard - I like them slightly softer and juicier . If the pods get to the point where they're going a bit white and slightly wrinkled looking, the peas inside will be starting to dry out ready for re-sowing themselves, and they're not so good to eat. I find I have to experiment a bit every year by picking pods at different stages until I find the one that's 'just right' (said Mummy Bear).
              Exactly - one of the nice things about growing your own peas is that you can eat them small when they are still sweet.
              Last edited by Penellype; 09-07-2015, 11:09 AM.
              A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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