have you grown..BATCHELORS..dried peas.?..what was the results

[jimtheworzel]

 ???

[jimtheworzel]

[asbean]

Not tried growing the peas from the packet, but have some Maro peas from Marshalls which are supposed to be the same.  We shall see  :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\

[debster]

im sure someone on here has or knows someone who has

[manicscousers]

we did it yonks ago, bit non tasting compared to the new ones  :)

[powerspade]

I`ve sown them and when harvested they tasted like dried peas

[Larkshall]

My father grew dried peas in the late 1930's and all during the war. I think the original seed were "Larkspur" Dried Peas, bought from the village shop and in a cardboard box with block of Sodium Bi-Carbonate. He also grew dried Haricot beans as well from the same source. During the War we were given some bean seed which were like Haricot beans but had a black skin with a white eye (came from the USA). We grew these but the resulting beans were Khaki striped, they must have got cross pollenated. They served us well when food was rationed.

[lewic]

Not tried it but it sounds a bit like trying to grow a carrot from a piece of pot noodle. Thought Batchelors peas died in 1976 and were reconstituted from powder. Didnt realise there was anything alive in there!

[jimtheworzel]

grown em for years...100%germination......not tried the pot noodle   ;D  ;D  ;D

[powerspade]

We got a pot noddle mine two valleys over from me between Crumlin and Newbridge 8)

[Justy]

you do have to be careful when sowing Pot Noodle - very easy to cross pollinate between spicy barbeque and curry and the result is not nice!    ;D

[lavenderlux]

Haven't grown Batchelors dried peas but grew some 'Carlin dried peas' last year, sowed rather late but they grew and flowered - very pretty flowers pink/purple but it was too late for a crop.   Trying again this year, they've germinated well.