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Bit late, but thinking about buying some CAROUBY DE MAUSANNE, has anyone tried them?
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Okay well I've bought the seeds, so has anyone any tips for growing them? Never grown mangetout before, these are 1.5m tall apparently.To see a world in a grain of sand
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I haven't grown them either but my reason for not growing them is the pea moth. We get maggots in the pea pods so I don't fancy eating mangetout.[Comment
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yuk.....but mangetout are pretty thin pods, wouldn't you be able to see the maggots/holes?To see a world in a grain of sand
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The only thing worse than a maggot in you mangetout is half of one
Last edited by nick the grief; 02-04-2006, 08:21 PM.ntg
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thank you nick!
anymore useful tips? :-)To see a world in a grain of sand
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If you hold the pods uo to the light you may be able to see tehm, but they ain't very big. about half the thickness of a match stickntg Never be afraid to try something new.
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oooh, well I guess you'd hardly taste them! ;-)
how do you know if the pea moth is about (we've never grown peas at this house)?To see a world in a grain of sand
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Here you go
http://www.which.net/gardeningwhich/advice/pests/factsheets/peamoth.pdf#search='pea%20moth'ntg Never be afraid to try something new.
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Hi smallblueplanet, I grow mangetout but not your variety and I find them really easy to grow and so far have not suffered any bugs with themComment
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The maggots are really tiny and transparent so I don't think you would notice them if you held the mangetout up to the light. I prefer to know what meat I am eating.[Comment
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My useful tip would be to grow them and enjoy them
Had no probs with ours either!
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Pea moth larvae are a valuable source of protein I've heard!Comment
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As a veggie I prefer not to eat larvae thanks! :-)To see a world in a grain of sand
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