Pea Varieties

Green Arrow Peas

In addition to Wando Peas, I typically grow Green Arrow Peas. Features: 1) Since green arrow peas only vine up to 28 inches, you can plant this variety on a smaller trellis. 2) The pods on this variety are a bit longer.  Typically, the pods are 5 inches long. 3) Each pod holds between 8 […]

Vegetable Categories

Pods

The Pod veggie category consists of one plant family: Legume Family:  Beans (snap, shell and dried) and peas (English, sugar snap and snow) Similarities:   Pods enrich the soil with nitrogen.  The main attraction with Pods is the pods and the seeds inside.  The  birds love the seeds.  Pollinators love the flowers.  Pods grow above ground. […]

Vegetable Categories

Roots

Unlike the Flower Buds category, the main attraction for the Roots category grows underground.  Roots include the following: Carrot Family:   carrots, celeriac, parsnip, parsley root Brassica Family:  radish, rutabaga, turnip Aster Family: salsify and scorzonera Amaranth Family:  beets Similarities:   Root veggies are hardier than some of the other veggie categories.  When you harvest the root […]