Another daft peas and beans question

[craftymarie]

I picked my first mangetout yesterday (very yummy) but I wasn't really sure how to pick them.

Am I supposed to just pull off each mangetout or am I supposed to pull off the whole flowerhead with it Does it even matter?

I left the flower parts on and just picked the pod bits. Now I'm wondering if I've done the wrong thing and whether any more will grow

Same with peas. Am I supposed to just pluck out the pods or take the whole bit including the flower part and stalk???

Very muddled. I have watched lots of videos but none seem to explain this particular point and whether it even matters or not. Really I want to do the best thing for getting lots of new peas/beans to grow.

[veggiechicken]

You can take the flower and the pod as the pea/MT is the seed pod that has formed in the flower. Another pod will not grow from that flower.
I cut them off at the stalk, behind the flower.

[Penellype]

If you are not going to eat them straight away, they apparently keep their flavour better if you leave the flower part attached to the pod. better to eat them straight from the plant if possible though, in which case it doesn't matter.

[craftymarie]

Excellent thank you.

I will snip the flower section off as well then in future just in case it affects the taste. Although they tasted pretty good anyway I had some as I was picking and steamed the rest for dinner.

[cilla]

Great thread thanks for that never even thought of how to pick.