Are you ready to add a burst of vibrant, garden-fresh peas to your culinary adventures? Look no further than our Pea Mix a carefully curated selection of pea varieties that offer a diverse range of flavours and textures. These plants not only elevate your garden with their lush foliage but also provide you with a source of inspiration for a multitude of delicious dishes. Here’s a brief overview of the pea varieties in this mix and how to grow them:
1. Petit (Pois) Provencal:
Description: Petit Provencal is a classic French pea variety known for its small, tender pods and sweet, nutty flavour. These petite peas are perfect for traditional French dishes and salads.
Growing Guide: Plant in well-drained soil in a sunny location. Ensure proper spacing and provide support for the climbing vines. Harvest peas when the pods are plump and tender.
2. Mange Tout Sweet Horizon:
Description: Mange Tout Sweet Horizon, a snow pea variety, is renowned for its crisp, edible pods and sweet, slightly nutty flavour. Enjoy these peas whole, pods and all.
Growing Guide: Plant in well-drained soil with full sun exposure. Train the plants to climb on trellises or supports. Harvest when the pods are young and snap easily.
3. Mange Tout Shiraz:
Description: Mange Tout Shiraz is a vibrant, purple-podded snow pea variety with a sweet and slightly earthy flavour. The stunning colour adds a visual treat to your dishes.
Growing Guide: Plant in well-drained soil with full sun exposure. Support the plants as they climb. Harvest when the pods are young, tender, and the deep purple colour is vibrant.
4. Douce Provence:
Description: Douce Provence is a traditional English pea variety featuring plump, sweet peas encased in pods. These peas offer a classic, sweet flavour that’s perfect for a wide range of dishes.
Growing Guide: Plant in well-drained soil in a sunny location. Provide support for the climbing vines. Harvest when the pods are filled and the peas are sweet and tender.
5. Sugar Snap Delikett:
Description: Sugar Snap Delikett is a sugar snap pea variety, known for its edible pods and sweet, crisp peas. These peas are perfect for snacking, salads, or stir-fries.
Growing Guide: Plant in well-drained soil with full sun exposure. Support the plants as they climb. Harvest when the pods are plump, and the peas are crisp and sweet.
Culinary Creativity:
With our Pea Mix Plug Plants, you’ll have a versatile collection of peas to create an array of delectable dishes. Petit Provencal, Mange Tout Sweet Horizon, and Mange Tout Shiraz provide an assortment of textures and flavours for salads, stir-fries, and side dishes. Douce Provence offers classic, sweet peas for traditional English recipes, while Sugar Snap Delikett provides snappy, sweet peas for snacking or adding a refreshing crunch to your meals.
The Pea Mix Plug Plants bring variety and flavour to your garden and kitchen, making them a perfect choice for gardeners and food enthusiasts who appreciate the diverse world of peas. Order now to enhance your garden with this exceptional mix and explore the exciting flavours and textures they bring to your culinary creations.
Planning your site
Beans like well-drained, fertile soil and a sheltered sunny spot in the garden where they won’t be blown about too much.They will grow really well in raised beds or in pots which have plenty of rich growing medium. Most beans (apart from Broad Beans) need something to climb up (especially Runner and Borlotti beans)- a hazel or bamboo wigwam is a great traditional structure which looks beautiful even while the beans are small. You’ll need to make sure these are really well staked in and strong enough to support your plants – beans get big and heavy! The spacing between plants depends on the variety but generally beans are grown quite close together usually in rows or around supports.
Growing tips
The more you harvest, the more will grow! Try to wait til your pods have reached a decent size – we know it’s hard but they will become sweeter as the starches mature! Make sure you keep beans well and regularly watered and don’t let them dry out. When the lowest truss of blossom has formed small pods, pinch out the tips of the beans to promote fruit set and reduce problems with bean aphid. The tips of Broad Beans are absolutely delicious steamed or stir-fried and eaten – win win!
What to watch out for
Broad beans are susceptible to the fungal diseases chocolate spot and broad bean rust, and beans in general may host blackfly aphid, Pea & bean weevil, be nibbled by mice particularly when young, and may suffer during heavy frosts and snow
What to do when your plants arrive
- Unpack them. Your seedlings will arrive carefully packed in bio-degradable straw, cardboard and paper. They may look a little bit bedraggled from their journey. Don’t panic – this is totally normal and they should soon perk up. Please try and unpack your plants as soon as they arrive, as every extra hour they spend in the box will add to the stress of travelling to their new home.
- Give them a drink. Having spent a day or two in the post, your new plants will be thirsty! Stand them up in some fresh water for a few minutes to make sure their roots have been thoroughly soaked before planting.
- Plant them out into their forever home! Your plants can’t wait to get their roots into the soil. Plant them out according to the instructions that will have come in the box with them. Make sure you water them in well, and give them plenty to drink until their roots have had a chance to get settled.
Substitutions
As you well know, plants are unpredictable creatures and so is the British weather. As such, we reserve the right to substitute items in your order for an equivalent variety. To find out more about substitutions, please take a look at our terms and conditions.
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