Early, dwarf plants produce masses of small stringless, tender and sweet 'eat all' peas. As the whole pod is eaten, there is virtually no waste. With a compact, dwarf habit, this variety is ideal for exposed or windy locations. Protect younger plants from birds with twigs or netting and provide support with pea sticks or netting for easier picking, especially in windy locations. Keep moist and weed free at all times. Shows good tolerance to disease, especially Fusarium oxysporum. If continuous crops are desirable regular picking is advisable. Easy to grow and versatile, peas and beans make a delicious and nutritious addition to any meal. As well as being a traditional side, legumes also provide a terrific source of protein for a vegan diet. Peas and broad beans prefer cool conditions but need to be grown in full sun or partial shade. Short on space? Many varieties are well suited to growing in plant pots. Ideally you do not want to overcook either peas or beans, keeping just a touch of crispness.Characteristics:When To Sow: March-JuneWhen To Harvest: May-AugustSoil Type: Deeply dug, fertilised soilAdvice: Make 2 or 3 sowings for a longer harvestPacket Contents: Average 150 seedsLatin Name: Pisum sativumJohnsons' premium ranges of flower and vegetable packet seeds feature captivating flowers and authentic vegetables from around the world. No matter what the size of your growing space, either a spacious garden or a limited patio, the high quality of Johnsons' seeds cater for any needs.Explore more of our horticultural range; we have a wide selection of gardening essentials available from compost to plant pots Have a query or can't find something you're looking for? We receive new deliveries every week, so if the item you wish to purchase is currently out of stock, please contact our Customer Services Team and we may be able to reserve the items you require.Please note: Plants and seeds are classed as perishable goods and are excluded from our returns policy. This does not affect your statutory rights. See our Cancellation & Returns page for further details. In the unlikely event that you receive your goods damaged or you have been sent the incorrect item, please report your issues to our customer service team as soon as possible. Perishable goods cannot be returned unless we have sent the wrong item, or they are damaged.
An easy to grow vegetable which provides many crisp and crunchy, sweet tasting pods, to eat whole when young and stringless. Delicious in stir-fries, cooked as a side dish or raw in salads. Grow your own delicious produce in any sized garden with a selection of Country Value vegetable seeds. Producing your own food is easy and provides a sustainable way to eat well and enjoy healthy eating. Whether you are looking for herbs, runner beans or seed potatoes, we have everything you need to create a vibrant and varied kitchen garden.Characteristics:When to Sow: March-JuneWhen to Harvest: May-AugustSoil Type: Deeply dug, rich, fertilised soil Advice: Make 2 or 3 sowings for a longer harvestExplore more of our horticultural range; we have a wide selection of gardening essentials available from compost to plant pots Have a query or can't find something you're looking for? We receive new deliveries every week, so if the item you wish to purchase is currently out of stock, please contact our Customer Services Team and we may be able to reserve the items you require.Please note: Plants and Molluscs are classed as perishable goods and are excluded from our returns policy. This does not affect your statutory rights. See our Cancellation & Returns page for further details. In the unlikely event that you receive your goods damaged or you have been sent the incorrect item, please report your issues to our customer service team as soon as possible. Perishable goods cannot be returned unless we have sent the wrong item, or they are damaged.
A tall growing variety with red leaf nodes and lovely mauve flowers followed by deliciously sweet pale golden-yellow, crisp pods. Best picked regularly before the peas swell in the pods, ideal steamed whole or added to stir fries. Mangetout Golden Sweet grows to 210cm (7ft) so needs support.
This is surely the sensible way to grow and eat peas - no time consuming podding, no waste, just heavy crops of delicious, sweet and juicy pods of sugar-peas, often called 'Mangetoutor 'Snow peas'. Well flavoured and excellent for lightly steaming or stir-fries,. The pods of Mangetout Pea Oregon Sugar Pod are large and flat (4 1/2 inches long by 3/4 inch wide) and stringless when young. This is the way peas will be eaten in the future. It just doesn't make sense to go through the tediousness of discarding the pod if its so full of goodness and so delicious to taste
From British breeding, this is the first commercially grown purple variety! The purple colour is rich in healthy anthocyanin (antioxidant) pigment. Attractive bicoloured flowers form stunning flat, purple Mangetouts to eat raw and stir fry. Can also be steamed although colour will fade, or boiled when colour turns dark green. As with all Mangetouts they are best harvested and eaten young just as the 'peas' start to show. Powdery mildew resistant and tolerant to downy mildew to help extend the sowing season to early July
Pisum sativum. Dwarf, flat, broad-podded Mangetout, Pea Sugar Snow Green crops prolifically if harvested when pods are small and before seed development within the pods
We've based our selection on sweet fresh flavours, long cropping and disease resistance to give you the best possible mangetout harvest from mid summer through to autumn. Oregon Sugar Pod and Kennedy are firm customer favourites and we know you'll love the full flavour of Sweet Horizon - perfect for stir fries and steaming. Varieties in this mixture are - Kennedy, Oregon Sugar Pod and Sweet Horizon.
A high-yielding semi leafless variety, needing no support when grown in a block. These plants produce extended crops of crisp, straight dark green flat pods around 9cm (31/2in) in length. Pick regularly just as the peas show in the pod ? flowers will just keep coming.
A high yielding semi leafless variety, needing no support when grown in a block. These floriferous pea plants produce heavy crops of crunchy, stringless 8cm (3in) pods over a long period if picked regularly to encourage further flower development.
The number one mangetout in our technical trials over the past two years. Sweet Horizon stood well in both the summer heatwave and autumn wet weather, producing an abundance of sweet, predominantly stringless pods through the season. Great mildew resistance gives the longest harvest window, with plants standing well until October. A dwarf habit make it ideal for container growing and small veg patches.
Easy to grow and a marvellous way to eat peas - no waste and no need to spend time removing from their pods. Bumper crops all summer of 10cm (4in), juicy, sweet, stringless, crisp pods, ideal for adding whole to stir-fries or for lightly steaming.
Pea 'Delikata' produces large, fleshy double pods with a deliciously, sweet flavour. Pick them young while they are tender and stringless - perfect for steaming and adding to stir fries.