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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: Kepouros on July 15, 2007, 22:33:34

Title: No Bending to Pick Off These
Post by: Kepouros on July 15, 2007, 22:33:34
(http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x70/Kepouros/DSCN0759.jpg)

(http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x70/Kepouros/DSCN0758.jpg)

Two rows of Alderman peas - 6ft tall and still growing. They`re in full bloom, but for some reason the flowers don`t show up against the wet leaves.
Title: Re: No Bending to Pick Off These
Post by: Mrs Ava on July 15, 2007, 22:35:57
Ah Kepouros, these are my most favourite of all the peas.  Huge long fat pods packed with lashings of peas, and all at face height.  Mine are in full bloom also and I am hoping to fill my first bucket of these tomorrow. 
Title: Re: No Bending to Pick Off These
Post by: powerspade on July 16, 2007, 06:27:22
Alderman Peas yum yum I had my first dinner off them yesterday
Title: Re: No Bending to Pick Off These
Post by: allaboutliverpool on July 16, 2007, 07:14:17
I got my first pulling of these wonderful peas on the 10th July and recommend that everyone tries them.

The photo taken on 1st July shows how I have surrounded my plot with posts and wires. This is looking into the plot. The next plants are a late planting of runner beans and after that, out of sight, are more of these peas about a foot high at present. Just visible are leaves of runner beans, this side of the peas, that are already cropping.

(http://www.allaboutliverpool.com/allpeas_Alderman_070701.jpg)

Instead of wigwams, I have this arrangement with paths either side to make cropping easier.

http://www.allaboutliverpool.com/allaboutallotments1_homepage
Title: Re: No Bending to Pick Off These
Post by: saddad on July 16, 2007, 14:57:01
I have a temporary arrangement for similar... I've grown Tall telegraph, Ne Plus Ultra, Magnum Bonum and Purple podded which have all grown really tall in the wet...
;D