Topic: CLIMBING PEAS

[Duke Ellington]

This year I want to grow a few tall climbing peas but I cant find any in the garden centres.(maybe I am not looking hard enough :-[) I would like to grow them up canes like runners. Does anyone know of a good variety that I could try?and the best place to order them from?

Duke

[plot51A]

I think climbing peas are mostly heritage varieties, no good for commercial growing of course.
I've had good results from Alderman, started growing them after seeing a recommendation on this forum. I've also got some Telephone, which I think are very similar. If you'd like a few to try, pm me - got spares  ;D

[Mortality]

Had a look in my book, it lists 2 that grow to about 5ft.
Both maincrop, Alderman and Sugar Snap. ;D

[plainleaf2]

Thomas Laxton
BRITISH WONDER
GREEN ARROW
Tall Telephone

[Stevens706]

Lancashire Lad is a tall climbing Purple podded pea

[plot51A]

Had a look in my book, it lists 2 that grow to about 5ft.
Both maincrop, Alderman and Sugar Snap. ;D

Alderman grow to more like 7-8ft in my experience.

[Bugloss2009]

Telephon is a lovely pea, but I've never had a heavy crop. Still keep growing it

Also Magnum Bonum, never tried it

http://daughterofthesoil.blogspot.com/2007/12/heritage-veg-summary-2007.html

[Duke Ellington]

Thanks for all your suggestions. Still  trying to find Lancashire Lad as the purple flower sounds nice. Nickys Seeds sell Alderman so I might give that a go.

 
http://www.nickys-nursery.co.uk/catalog/shopping_cart.php?SASSpage=http://www.nickys-nursery.co.uk/seeds/pages/veg3A-peas.htm

Duke :)

[Digeroo]

Thomas Laxton
BRITISH WONDER
GREEN ARROW
Tall Telephone

These are not easity available this side of the salty pond.

Heritage seed library have lots of tall varieties.  

I like purple podded peas.  Great flowers, nice as mangetout and decent peas.  If you like mangetout swiss giant get pretty big.  

[chriscross1966]

One of the italian seed companies do Telfono, it's a tall pea

chrisc

[plot51A]

Have a look at http://www.realseeds.co.uk/peas.html

[plainleaf2]

Digeroo here are some links to uk sources for seeds varieties I listed.
you really need learn to use a search engine.
Thomas Laxtonhttp://www.seedfest.co.uk/seeds/peas/peas.html
GREEN ARROWhttp://www.wholesale-pots.com/acatalog/pea_seeds_uk_vegetable_seed_thompson_and_morgan.html
Tall Telephonehttp://www.realseeds.co.uk/peas.html

 4 week ban for rudeness

[Tulipa]

Duke,

I have the Desiree, had them last year- please remind me to sow them!!  I wondered about the Golden Sweet - yellow mange tout with two-toned blue flowers!  I have no idea what they taste like!  Just intrigued!

http://www.plantsofdistinction.co.uk/acatalog/A-Z_of_Vegetables_PEA.html#a0232C

T.x

[saddad]

I grew the yellow mangetout and liked them but OH said they looked insipid in the stir-fries so they were discontinued...
I have Lancashire Lad, Purple Podded, Magnum Bonum and others... Magnum is my favourite...
 :)

[Mortality]

Duke,

I have the Desiree, had them last year- please remind me to sow them!!  I wondered about the Golden Sweet - yellow mange tout with two-toned blue flowers!  I have no idea what they taste like!  Just intrigued!

http://www.plantsofdistinction.co.uk/acatalog/A-Z_of_Vegetables_PEA.html#a0232C

T.x

I wonder what theyre like if you let the peas develope  ;D

[Squash64]

If you grow Alderman make sure you keep fastening them to some support. I forgot, and when they were about 4 or 5 ft high and they sort of folded back on themselves and made picking almost impossible!

[saddad]

Duke,

I have the Desiree, had them last year- please remind me to sow them!!  I wondered about the Golden Sweet - yellow mange tout with two-toned blue flowers!  I have no idea what they taste like!  Just intrigued!

http://www.plantsofdistinction.co.uk/acatalog/A-Z_of_Vegetables_PEA.html#a0232C

T.x

I wonder what theyre like if you let the peas develope  ;D
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Indifferent... the flowers are lovely, the peas OK, as Mangetout great but the colour doesn't suit a lot of dishes..

[Trevor_D]

And they grow taller than it says on the packet! I had just that last year with some of my Gradus. The packet says up to 4 feet, so I put in 5 foot high netting - they grew to 6 or 7 feet and folded themselves in two!

[Mortality]

And they grow taller than it says on the packet! I had just that last year with some of my Gradus. The packet says up to 4 feet, so I put in 5 foot high netting - they grew to 6 or 7 feet and folded themselves in two!

eek, im goning to be growing 'Onward' in the back garden, my book says 2.5 ft please tell me thats about right  :D

[Robert_Brenchley]

Alderman's easy to come by, and Kings are as cheap as any. You can get Ne Plus Ultra and a purple-podded variety here: http://www.mammothonion.co.uk/shop/7/index.htm. their Alderman is relatively expensive. Magnum Bonum, another good one, can be obtained here: http://brownenvelopeseeds.com/index.php/shop/