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otatop

Joined: 01 Jun 2005
Posts: 1425
Location: North London

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 10 8:54 pm Post subject: Asparagus peas

I like to try one new thing every year, and this year I tried asparagus peas. After choosing them as my try out I was quite excited to see them growing in the kitchen garden at Ham House (nothing post 18th century) but so far I've been a little disappointed. They are very attractive garden plants - and quite delicious, but as a food crop in a small garden they don't pay for the growing space. Does anyone here grow them?

frewen

Joined: 08 Sep 2005
Posts: 11405

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 10 8:59 pm Post subject:
I tried them once and then ditched them - they were pretty and nice but didn't manage to oust the favourites...

Res

Joined: 07 Apr 2005
Posts: 1172
Location: Allotment Shed, Harlow

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 10 10:30 pm Post subject:
I grew a couple last year but had no pods off them

Mary-Jane

Joined: 13 Jan 2005
Posts: 18397
Location: The Fishing Strumpet is from Ceredigion in West Wales

Posted: Wed Jul 07, 10 8:30 am Post subject:
I grew some last year, had plenty of pods but didn't like the taste. Yuk! They are pretty to look at though.

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
Posts: 24585
Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Wed Jul 07, 10 8:37 am Post subject:
They are very pretty, but the pods go woody very quickly IME.

otatop

Joined: 01 Jun 2005
Posts: 1425
Location: North London

Posted: Wed Jul 07, 10 3:12 pm Post subject:
We all seem to agree then.

Went

Joined: 19 Mar 2006
Posts: 6968

Posted: Wed Jul 07, 10 3:24 pm Post subject:
Difficult to cook and raw taste bland...we tried and felt we could use the space for something more tasty.

ragged staff

Joined: 06 Jan 2009
Posts: 9
Location: Warwickshire

Posted: Wed Jul 07, 10 3:24 pm Post subject:
Just harvested mine, nothing special But they were the only crop on the allotment not to be bothered by pests!! Steve

Res

Joined: 07 Apr 2005
Posts: 1172
Location: Allotment Shed, Harlow

Posted: Thu Jul 15, 10 6:47 pm Post subject:

ragged staff wrote:

they were the only crop on the allotment not to be bothered by pests!!

ROFL see even the bugs dont like them either

zigs

Joined: 02 Sep 2005
Posts: 524
Location: Somerset

Posted: Fri Jul 16, 10 7:01 pm Post subject:
I'm going to try pea asparagus. Reason behind that is there are these, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goose_barnacle And these. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnacle_Goose Ergo, pea asparagus.

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