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Quote from: Jeannine on May 22, 2016, 20:33:17This should have been the first broadie I grew. I remember the time well, I was in my early twenties If I had had plain white blooms I may not have a crooked toe...Oh heck,, the tearful joy of remembering times past. sniff sniffJeannine, ouch! Glad it didn't put you off gardening! Somewhere on here are photos of Jayb's broadie crosses and their flowers. Fabulous shades. These will be a super addition to the seed circle, Sunloving. Fingers crosses they will just do their stuff for you.Yes that meeting at Squash64s allotments was magic. I remember so well how you (in that lovely red dress) broke the ice, gave us all a hug and introduced yourself - and had us all chatting in no time at all.
This should have been the first broadie I grew. I remember the time well, I was in my early twenties If I had had plain white blooms I may not have a crooked toe...Oh heck,, the tearful joy of remembering times past. sniff sniff
What a lovely sight Sunloving! The fasciated stems are normal for this pea, they should all have it. Another name for them is Crown Pea, because all the flowers come out at the top, like a crown over the thickened stem. In theory each flower will make a pod. From memory these pods have 3 to 5 peas in them. This gives you some sort of an idea of how much to expect. They are shelling peas, not mangetouts and tasty. But of course the beauty, or front-garden appeal of these peas is the main reason for growing them. Harvests are lighter than other peas, but as we can all see, there are plenty of flowers in the 'crown'.
Is Magnolia Blossom another Alan Kapuler pea, Sparrow? Sounds impressive
Quote from: galina on July 02, 2016, 20:09:07Is Magnolia Blossom another Alan Kapuler pea, Sparrow? Sounds impressive It is! Am very impressed...The fewer leaves with the massive tendril clusters really helps with airflow. The plants are in much better nick than the purple podded peas I'm also growing. I had to sample a few and they are a really brilliant sugar snap - really juicy and crisp pods.
One of the seeds I would like to add to this year's seed circle is a pea called 'Purple Lancashire Lad'. This is a working name. How this came about is written up here:http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,61940.msg781756.html#msg781756There is nothing worse for a heritage variety than being stripped off its heritage The pea itself has done absolutely nothing wrong to deserve this! It is an early maturing, tall, purple podded shelling pea and the pods are easy to find. Grows well in all weathers. Best of all Purple Lancashire Lad yields pod after pod with nine seeds inside. In order to prevent this variety from slipping into oblivion, I would like to add it to the seed circle under its given name of 'Purple Lancashire Lad'. As far as history goes, it is definitely an old variety and dates back to Victorian times or even older.
Quick question :) how many cucumber seeds do you think is a "good" packet. It's a challenge stopping my other half eating the inside bit :)