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Pea varieties - recommendations for sweetness?

StephenSouthwestStephenSouthwest Posts: 635
in Fruit & veg
Hi all,

I've grown Kelvedon Wonder the last couple of years, and have realized that I just don't like the flavour - slightly floury, and not very sweet - what would you recommend for sweetness and flavour? I'm wondering about Alderman.

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  • herbaceousherbaceous Posts: 2,318
    edited June 2020
    Hurst Greenshaft for me every time.

    Edited to add:  But I don't have sugar in almost anything.
    "The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it."  Sir Terry Pratchett
  • nick615nick615 Posts: 1,487
    Herbaceous stole my thunder.  I was going to say HG too.  Alderman I found rather tasteless.
  • strelitzia32strelitzia32 Posts: 758
    Ambassador, but I'm easily pleased (peased?)
  • StephenSouthwestStephenSouthwest Posts: 635
    ...just to follow up, I'm growing Alderman and Hurst Greenshaft this year - and enjoying them both so much more than kelvedon wonder, thank you for your thoughts.
  • KeenOnGreenKeenOnGreen Posts: 1,831
    edited July 2021
    Alderman, although this is the only variety that we have ever grown 
  • Mark-EMark-E Posts: 184
    Hurst Greenshaft are sweet although hard to compare as I havent tried any others.
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