Is there any way to tell the difference between sweet pea seedlings/plants and ordinary peas? I have five pots of "peas" but only two are labelled!! One says Raven so I know it is the Sarah Raven seeds and the other says peas. However I am unsure whether this means peas as in the eating variety or not. Popped a load of marrowfats into posts this spring thinking of growing them to use as pea shoots. I understand that one variety is edible and the other isn't. Looks like I am going to have to grow them out and actually learn to LABEL things in future. Note: Also have had food from the freezer that wasn't what I thought it was which made mealtime a bit of a bother.
Could you photograph the pots you are not sure about? Maybe that will enable somebody to sort which is which with certainty.
Quote from: lottie lou on April 12, 2016, 11:18:54
Is there any way to tell the difference between sweet pea seedlings/plants and ordinary peas? I have five pots of "peas" but only two are labelled!! One says Raven so I know it is the Sarah Raven seeds and the other says peas. However I am unsure whether this means peas as in the eating variety or not. Popped a load of marrowfats into posts this spring thinking of growing them to use as pea shoots. I understand that one variety is edible and the other isn't. Looks like I am going to have to grow them out and actually learn to LABEL things in future. Note: Also have had food from the freezer that wasn't what I thought it was which made mealtime a bit of a bother.
id plant them separate then wait for the flower job done
Could you have a look at the original seed on one of each if you dig one up? You should be able to tell from that...
Do sweet pea seedlings have a blueish tinge to their leaves instead of the fresh green of edible pea seedlings, or is that my imagination.....