[m1ckz]

hi , ive sown some purple pod peas, was wondering if anyone knows what they taste like,,DD / lol

[mumofstig]

errrr - like peas 

I tried a handful last yearand they were sweet when young but seemed mealy, like marrowfat peas when left a bit longer. They'd make great mushy peas at that stage 

[DD.]

The only purple peas I've ever grown I saved all the seeds of and passed most of them on. 

[Kleftiwallah]

I've got about eight bottles of purple podded pea pod wine maturing nicely,  nice colour too.    I agree that the peas, if left to long are very marrowfattish.       Cheers,    Tony.

[mattwragg94]

ive been thinking about getting that variety of pea (aswell as a few other strange varieties)  - its states online that it is intended for muchy peas or mange tout! ive also been looking at carouby de muassane mange tout, zircon mange tout and apsaragus pea. - they all have purple/pink flowers.

[JayG]

Can't speak for the others Matt, but I've tried asparagus peas - the flowers are lovely but the "peas" would only suit those on a very strict diet! 

[New shoot]

purple podded pea pod wine

Try saying that after a glass or two    Did it make white or rose wine Tony?  I've made peapod before and its very nice, but now pondering purple peas ........... oh no not more seeds  

[mattwragg94]

Can't speak for the others Matt, but I've tried asparagus peas - the flowers are lovely but the "peas" would only suit those on a very strict diet! 

are you on about there size? - i know they have to be picked when they are small, but ive never tried them - do they resemble the taste of asparagus?

[Lottiegob]

We grew purple podded peas last year - 6ft tall, very successful and prolific, beautiful flowers. The peas were very tasty.  Got them from Pennard Plants.

[JayG]

Can't speak for the others Matt, but I've tried asparagus peas - the flowers are lovely but the "peas" would only suit those on a very strict diet! 

are you on about there size? - i know they have to be picked when they are small, but ive never tried them - do they resemble the taste of asparagus?

Vaguely - what makes them problematic is that they're not large plants and you have to harvest the seed-pods when they look like 1" long  mangetout pods - that means a lot of plants to get a decent serving from. 

[shokkyy]

ive been thinking about getting that variety of pea (aswell as a few other strange varieties)  - its states online that it is intended for muchy peas or mange tout! ive also been looking at carouby de muassane mange tout, zircon mange tout and apsaragus pea. - they all have purple/pink flowers.

I grew carouby de mausanne last year, but for the pods rather than the peas. They have beautiful flowers on them, every bit as pretty as sweet peas. And they're fantastic as mange tout.