Which Pea Variety to Choose for Your Plot: A Quick Guide

16.01.2023 14:29

If you are tired of racking your brains over which variety of peas to choose to plant in your own garden, seek help from professionals.

An expert of the online publication Belnovosti, agronomist, landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh said that the choice will become much easier if you decide on the purpose of growing the crop.

As you know, there are three varieties of peas, namely sugar peas, shelling peas and semi-sweet peas.

If you are interested in getting green pods that can be eaten or used for winter preparations, choose the most common semi-sweet variety.

Those who love pea soups will love shelling peas.

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Important: After the shelling pea crop has been harvested, it must be dried.

Sugar snap peas are grown for their green, tender pods, which can be eaten raw or canned.

By the way, the seeds of this pea are also known as "brain peas". The unusual name is explained by the fact that they are round and slightly wrinkled.

Elena Shimanovskaya Author: Elena Shimanovskaya Editor of Internet resources