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It's my first year at growing these as I love them. Have I let them grow too big or is this normal for this variety or should I pick them when they are smaller?.....Thanks
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More to the point - do they taste good? If they are still nice and tender at that size, then fine. If they seem a bit tough then pick them smaller. -
Isn't it the size of the peas inside, not the pod?
In my experience............. which so far consists of picking one, yes one, mangetout in my life.
"Orinoco was a fat lazy Womble"
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Well I've just eaten the 6" one raw & it was to die for, a lot sweeter than the smaller ones I picked earlier in the week..........the bigger the better it seems....Originally posted by rustylady View Post
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Ooo Errr, what a big set of Mangetout you have there BM.
I've never grown the variety you've grown so I couldn't advise you on them. But when I have grown them I've picked them in the 2" to 3" range, but I suppose it all go's on what variety you grow...mine were 'Golden Sweet'.Comment
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I have mangetout envy. None of mine germinated (although got 100+ peas). I blame the cheap Lidl seeds
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Last edited by Bigmallly; 20-06-2010, 10:01 AM.sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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Wow, nice pods on that mangetout.
You must tell us what the yields are like and what you think of the flavour after cooking."Orinoco was a fat lazy Womble"
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I'm really happy with the amount I am getting off them, I have already had some cooked and they were very nice, these biggys were hiding at the back of the net between the net & wall so I did not see them. They grow to around 5-6 foot with lots of pods. I think I will leave them to get big as they were a lot sweeter & for 75p for about 50 seeds, I can't complain.Originally posted by womble View Postsigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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I went for Oregon Sugar Pod from Moreveg, I wish I'd gone for yours now
"Orinoco was a fat lazy Womble"
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I'm growing the same variety. They are great
Really pretty purple flowers too.
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BM - this may be a daft question, but how do you get them to grow so tall??? I planted Oregon Sugar Pod (I think!) last year and they grew about 45cm (and a fair little harvest still) and this year I have grown Golden Sweet which are beautiful plants and flowers (which I had my first harvest from last night....and they are delicious!!) but again, they have only made it about 1meter high (and I was exepcting nearly double). Any ideas/tips???Comment
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I have no idea LL, the only thing that maybe different is the compost. I am growing them in raised beds which are filled with my own compost, shop bought compost & manure that was put in last autumn. I am not feeding them plus they are on a north facing wall so am surprised myself.Last edited by Bigmallly; 21-06-2010, 11:35 AM.sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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North facing could add a bit of height as they grow to get the sun. Mine are about 4-5'. But at the back of the flower border so competing for nutrients. I put rabbit manure down a few weeks before I planted them out.Comment
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Hmmm.....thanks, maybe I need to pay a bit more attention to the ground they grow in....must admit, they did shoot up a bit after a scattering of chicken pellets went down! Maybe the wind at the lottie hits them hard too, who knows.
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