Author: Justin Shelton

The main difference in regard to flavor is their level of sweetness. Snow peas are a slightly tender — yet crisp — sweet pea. Sugar snap peas are also tender yet crisp but tend to have a sweeter flavor profile, as they’re crossed with the garden pea. In fact, they’re often considered the most flavorful […]

Sweet pea flowers will attract especially honey bees, wild bee species and bumble bees in spring, summer and autumn. Sweet peas are rich in nectar and pollen and are ideal plants for every biodiverse garden. They have quite a long flowering period and will bring colour to your surroundings for a good part of the […]

Pea plants in nature usually cross-pollinate. Gregor Mendel’s breeding experiments with this plant led him to formulate basic laws of heredity. The product of cross-pollination is known as a hybrid. Do pea plants naturally cross pollinate? Pea plants are naturally self-pollinating. In self-pollination, pollen grains from anthers on one plant are transferred to stigmas of […]

If you grow your own veg, try growing some sweet peas alongside your runner beans. Their fragrant, pastel flowers will attract bees and bumblebees, which will then go on to pollinate your vegetables. Sweet peas are also great for cutting and will add colour and fragrance to your home. What does Sweet Pea attract? Sweet […]

The result is highly inbred, or “true-breeding,” pea plants. These are plants that always produce offspring that look like the parent. By experimenting with true-breeding pea plants, Mendel avoided the appearance of unexpected traits in offspring that might occur if the plants were not true breeding. What does it mean that pea plants are true-breeding? […]

Diabetes. Snow peas are low on the glycemic index (0-35), which categorizes food by how fast it turns into sugar in the body. The lower the number, the slower the process, therefore, the healthier it is. Low glycemic food helps regulate blood sugar, which is key for people with diabetes. What type of peas are […]

The snap pea, also known as the sugar snap pea, is an edible-pod pea with rounded pods and thick pod walls, in contrast to snow pea pods, which are flat with thin walls. The name mangetout (French for “eat all”) can apply to snap peas and snow peas. What are sugar snap peas called in […]

They bloom in late spring and summer and even through the fall in cool climates. Sweet peas attract butterflies. What do sweet peas attract? Sweet peas work well here, attracting bees and other pollinators needed for the vegetables. There are so many gorgeous blooms – it’s the perfect time to pick these fragrant flowers. Sweet […]

If you only have a few hours, you can do a fast soak by boiling the beans with a pinch of salt over high heat and letting them sit an hour, then draining and rinsing. How do you make peas soft quickly? You can cook them in a pressure cooker. This will soften them in […]

Freezing is a much better way to preserve the sweet taste and tender texture of fresh peas than pressure canning is. It also preserves more of the nutrients in this healthy vegetable than canning does. What’s better canned or frozen peas? Peas are tiny and powerful, containing a lot of mineral nutrients and vitamins. Frozen […]

Mendel crossed pure lines of pea plants. Dominant traits, like purple flower colour, appeared in the first-generation hybrids (F1), whereas recessive traits, like white flower colour, were masked. However, recessive traits reappeared in second-generation (F2) pea plants in a ratio of 3:1 (dominant to recessive). How did Mendel breed his pea plant? To do so, […]

Soak the seeds in water for 24 hours before sowing. This softens the seed coat and speeds up the sprouting process. While the seeds are soaking, fill your planting pots with good quality potting soil. Sweet peas produce abundant roots, so use the deepest pots you can find. Do you soak sweet pea seeds? Many […]

Sugar snap peas are a cross between snow and garden peas. The pods of snow peas are flatter with small, premature peas, whereas sugar snap peas are more rounded. Both have an identical nutritional profile and very similar flavors although sugar snap peas tend to be sweeter and more flavorful. How do you tell the […]

Alaska Pea is a very early and heavy yielder. Pods grow to produce 6-8 sweet peas per 5-8 cm (2-3″) pod. This strong variety features disease, wilt, and cold resistance. What kind of pea is Alaska pea? Alaska peas are a variety of English pea, which are also known as shelling peas. These peas are […]

White Acre peas are a bit smaller than a black-eyed pea, but larger than the cream pea ‘lady’ variety. White Acre peas have a mild nutty flavor with a tender, creamy texture. What kind of peas are white? Lady Peas. Sweet and tender lady peas remain creamy white or light green even after they have […]

Peas (Pisum sativum) are a cool weather crop, and to give the seeds time to go from flower to mature pea pod, you have to get them into the ground early in the spring. All pea plants blossom before pods develop, but exactly how long the pea takes to mature depends on the variety and […]

Some members of the pea family found in Britain (Fabaceae/Leguminoseae) True Clovers (Trifolium species) Medicks and trefoils (Melilotus and Lotus species) Vetches and vetchlings (Vicia, Anthyllis and Lathyrus species) Restharrows (Ononis species) Broom (Cytisus species) Gorse or furze (Ulex species) Are peas and clover related? The Pea Family is composed of beans, peas, and clover […]

Peas. While definitely not the typical bedtime snack, peas are a great choice as a vegetable side dish that can help promote healthy and productive sleep. Do peas help with sleep? Peas’ pantothenic acid content benefits your brain. It aids in the production of acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter that helps regulate your brain activity during sleep. […]

Peas might not germinate for a variety of reasons. Check that your batch of seeds isn’t expired or older than 2 years. Directly sown peas might not germinate in temperatures that are below 38F or above 75F. Waterlogged soil will cause pea seeds to rot. How can you trigger germination in peas? Fresh pea seeds […]

If pea shoots aren’t in your local market yet, any soft, leafy green can be substituted in this recipe. The stems are much like watercress and the tendrils cook very similarly to baby spinach, ingredients easy to come by in any grocery store. What can I use instead of snow pea sprouts? If you don’t […]