Are they usually this colour? ???
I bought this batch from Premier Seeds on Ebay, but the ones I bought from Asda yesterday are the standard pale green colour (3 packs for £4 incidentally, Unwins).
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;D..no they are not usually pink..those peas have fungicide treament on surface so that's why the colour..
Quote from: goodlife on April 13, 2012, 15:05:29
;D..no they are not usually pink..those peas have fungicide treament on surface so that's why the colour..
:-[ er, thanks...... :D
I would be interested to hear which ones germinate the best.
I used to buy treated pea seeds but had to travel a long way to a Farmers Supplier so now use untreated ones. I think the mice take quite a few seeds.
Do remember to use gloves or wash your hands well after planting.
I've not had a very good germination rate with the treated seeds. I also wasn't aware I was getting treated seeds but...
I'd also be interested in the germination rate comparison
Robin, read how high they grow. . . .and then double it! ::)
Cheers, Tony.
My Alderman grew to 7-8 feet. Wonderful for picking and I find they taste good. I am still using peas from my freezer from last year.
Mine are more like 5-6 feet. Peas are very variable, so if you don't know how tall a tall variety is likely to grow for you, be prepared for anything. There are varieties which are said to reach ten feet!
As a bit of an experiment I've decided to try a four-way trial, so I've sown up two modules each of Telefono, Ambassador, Jumbo and Hurst Green Shaft..... Telefono I've grown before and it did well enough, and I find tall peas easier to harvest.... HGS is a lovely pea though much past mid season and the pea moth loves it as much as I do... the other two are new to me, Ambassador isn't exactly new so I thought I'd give it a go, Jumbo is pretty new and is advertised as making very large peas that still taste good.... we shall see..... there will be another sowing yeat, I wasnt three rows of peas, I have about a row sown so far...
Quote from: RobinOfTheHood on April 13, 2012, 14:47:58
Are they usually this colour? ???
I bought this batch from Premier Seeds on Ebay, but the ones I bought from Asda yesterday are the standard pale green colour (3 packs for £4 incidentally, Unwins).
Virtually all of my first batch, (600) from premier seeds have sprouted and are doing well, I was a little surprised at the colour. Thanks for the explanation. Put up good strong supports if they are going to live in a windy spot as they end up like a fence panel