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Peas and beans are easy to grow and great for children too. Sowing in succession (every few weeks) means you'll have a continuous crop throughout the summer. Try growing sweet peas next to your runner beans to improve pollination.
Pea 'Alexandra' (Maincrop)Pisum sativum
Maincrop Pea ‘Alexandra’ produces broad, dark green and slightly curved pods, each containing 8 or 9 tasty peas. Specifically bred for its resistance to downy and powdery mildew, this new variety remains disease free for a longer cropping season. In recent trials, this maincrop variety produced a good crop of peas into October from a July sowing. Height: 45cm (18"). Spread: 25cm (10").Useful links: Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. More info |
Pea 'Ambassador' (Maincrop)Pisum sativum Maincrop This reliable maincrop has outstanding resistance to mildew making it ideal for producing late season crops from successional sowings. Pea ‘Ambassador produces heavy yields of blunt ended pods, each containing up to 9 delicious, dark green peas. This superb RHS AGM variety is reliable in most soils, producing top quality crops on semi-leafless stems that make for easier picking. Height: 80cm (31"). Spread: 25cm (10"). Useful links: Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. More info |
Pea 'Balmoral' (Late Maincrop)Pisum sativum Late maincrop Round off the season with a delicious crop of peas that can be harvested as late as October from an early June sowing. RHS AGM variety Pea ‘Balmoral’ produces plenty of pods late in the year, each containing an average of 7 tasty peas. Height: 75cm (30"). Spread: 25cm (10").Useful links: Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. More info |
Pea 'Kenobi' (Maincrop)Pisum sativum Maincrop. Extend the sowing season with this major development in pea breeding! In our UK trials, Pea ‘Kenobi’ was sown in late July and pods were starting to swell by mid October. This semi-leafless variety is virtually self supporting when grown in a block, and will produce 3-4 pods per node, giving a good average yield of 8 peas to the pod. Good downy and powdery mildew resistance also helps to maximise cropping and prolong the season. Height: 60cm (24”). Spread: 25cm (10”). Useful links: Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. More info |
Pea 'Ambassador' (Maincrop) - Duchy Originals Organic SeedsPisum sativum Maincrop This reliable maincrop has outstanding resistance to mildew making it ideal for producing late season crops from successional sowings. Pea ‘Ambassador produces heavy yields of blunt ended pods, each containing up to 9 delicious, dark green peas. This superb RHS AGM variety is reliable in most soils, producing top quality crops on semi-leafless stems that make for easier picking. Height: 80cm (31"). Spread: 25cm (10"). Useful links: Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. More info |