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Bargain peas !

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stormchaos
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dont know if anyone has mention this before , so apologies if it has :rolleyes:
i bought a bag of marrowfat peas from the corner shop for 60p, the ones you soak to make mushy peas, and planted them.
they have proper gone mad, they are about 3 to 4ft high and have millions of flowers and pods, we have been grazing up and down them eating the half grown peas and they are fantastic !
i wasn't going to bother growing peas this year as all the packets i'd seen for normal peas were over £2 for about 50 seeds (i am a bit tight !) so im well chuffed with these !:T

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  • kprice580
    kprice580 Posts: 269 Forumite
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    stormchaos wrote: »
    dont know if anyone has mention this before , so apologies if it has :rolleyes:
    i bought a bag of marrowfat peas from the corner shop for 60p, the ones you soak to make mushy peas, and planted them.
    they have proper gone mad, they are about 3 to 4ft high and have millions of flowers and pods, we have been grazing up and down them eating the half grown peas and they are fantastic !
    i wasn't going to bother growing peas this year as all the packets i'd seen for normal peas were over £2 for about 50 seeds (i am a bit tight !) so im well chuffed with these !:T

    I thinks me gonna try these!
    So have they grown into proper garden peas??

    Thats so cool
    Katy x x
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  • Zazen999
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    I've done the same with Pinto beans as we use them once a week in chillis [as opposed to kidney beans]. They are going great guns. I'll be leaving them all on the plants until the pods dry out, and harvesting and drying the beans for year round use.
  • stormchaos
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    katy,
    they aren't getting chance to fully grow yet as we keep eating them, but aparently they are just classed as large peas,:D
  • competitionscafe
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    If they are growing too fast you can eat the pea shoots (the tips of the plants with the curly bit) in salads too or very briefly stir-fried.
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  • kprice580
    kprice580 Posts: 269 Forumite
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    stormchaos wrote: »
    katy,
    they aren't getting chance to fully grow yet as we keep eating them, but aparently they are just classed as large peas,:D

    Could I sew them now?:confused:

    If so I'll buy some at work tonight!:T

    Katy x x
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    Sealed pot no277
  • Chell
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    Excellent, when did you sow them?
    Nevermind the dog, beware of the kids!
  • Desperate_Housewife_2-2
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    Thanks for this, I sprout mine and eat in salads so I suppose I could give them a go in the ground too.
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  • stormchaos
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    think its probably too late to sow some now, i cant remember when i put mine in, must be at least 2 mths ago, unless you have a green house, might be worth a try for 60p.
    ive tried eating the tops too, they were nicer than i thought , lol,
    going to try the sprouting thing too, never dared sprout anything before in case i poisoned meself !!
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