Grow your own delicious mangetout with this superb new variety. 'Zuccola' produces heavy crops of small, firm pods that grow to 9cm long and contain eight or nine peas each. Wonderfully sweet and crisp, this is an outstanding sugarsnap, especially eaten young when picked fresh, straight from the plant so that you really enjoy the sweetness and the 'snap' when you bite into them. They also perfect for steaming and adding to stir fries, retaining their crispness and adding scrumptious crunchy texture to your cooking. Easy to grow and cropping over a long season from June to September, all you need to so is support the plants with twigs or sticks to help keep the pods off the ground. 'Zuccola' has excellent resistance to mildew, which can damage crops pea crops, especially later in the season. Supplied as 6 plug plants, ready to plant when the risk of frost has passed, growing to 75cm (2½ft) tall.
Compact habit. Fully stringless pods superb in salads, stir-fries or steamed. Powdery mildew resistance extends sowing period to early August. Harvest June-October.
Produces high number of 7-8cm yellow podded sweet 'snaps' and sweet edible leaves. Harvest June-August.
Grows to 2.4m so needs good support. Attractive bicolour flowers and pink blushed 'snaps' in abundance. A tasty addition to salads and tirfries. Harvest June-August.
This yellow-podded sugarsnap pea will bring a colour contrast to your dinner plate, especially if served alongside a traditional green-podded variety. Pea ?Opal Creek? is the first yellow-podded sugarsnap available, producing vigorous climbing stems and an excellent crop of sweet and tasty peas.
Description for Pea 'Purple Magnolia' (Sugarsnap) not available
A fine quality Sugarsnap Pea with round, fleshy, pale green, sweet tasting, succulent pods. Sugarsnap Pea Zuccola is very early and heavy cropping. Ideal raw or in stir fries. Suitable for freezing. Eat immature when stringless but less sweet or remove string when fully developed. Seeds are in the RHS Vegetable Collection. Sow Sugarsnap Pea Zuccola in succession for a long season of picking.
Highly versatile, wonderfully sweet and crunchy pods that can be eaten whole when young or shelled when mature. Shows excellent resistance to powdery mildew, ensuring reliable harvest. You can grow them in large containers as well as in beds, as long as they're kept well watered. 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. For best yields regular picking is advised.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-SeptemberSoil Type: Deeply dug, fertilised soilAdvice: Make 2 or 3 sowings for a longer harvestPacket Contents: Average 250 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.