[sunshineband]

Have you actually followed this thread? 

 

[mattwragg94]

yes i have DD, but you havent mentioned on whether they grew successfully, and how they grew compared to seeds bought that are intended to be grown?

[DD.]

I'd have thought that this would imply that I haven't! 

A packet of "Bigga" peas is only 49p from Tesc-oh.

I feel an experiment coming on!

Well actually, not true. One grew from a pea from my pea shooter in my grandfather's garden about 50 years ago, but I can't remember much about it's quality!

[sunshineband]

I'd have thought that this would imply that I haven't! 

A packet of "Bigga" peas is only 49p from Tesc-oh.

I feel an experiment coming on!

Well actually, not true. One grew from a pea from my pea shooter in my grandfather's garden about 50 years ago, but I can't remember much about it's quality!

The very first pea perhaps? 

[mattwragg94]

i thought that was refering to 'bigga' peas and not supermarket peas in general, and that why i asked whether you had grown supermarket peas before?

a simply yes or no reply would have been enough!

[DD.]

I couldn't see any other supermarket peas, other than quick soak "Bigga" and tinned and frozen ones.

[mattwragg94]

what about these and the 'leo' ones are cheeper than the 'bigga' ones
http://groceries.asda.com/asda-estore/search/searchcontainer.jsp?trailSize=1&searchString=dried+peas&domainName=Products&headerVersion=v1&_requestid=213914

[DD.]

Thank you for that, but it's not worth saving 9p if you got to burn over a gallon of petrol to get to your nearest Asda.

Our Tesco is about 1/2 a mile away and they were the only ones they'd got.

[mattwragg94]

fair enough! i just presumed since you'd grown lots of varieties of peas - that you might have tried growing the ones that are made for consumption!

[Salmo]

Marrowfat peas are the ones grown for mushy peas. Not sure whether that is the variety or just the type.

The peas are harvested when fully mature and dry. When soaked and cooked they loose all their colour and green colouring is added to turn them from beige to the bright green in the chippy.