Which varieties of sugar peas are worth cultivating?
• Sugar pea 'Ambrosia' - an early, productive variety with a vegetation period of 65 days. It produces sweet pods with a high sugar content and without parchment lining, suitable for consumption whole. Recommended for direct consumption and processing into canned peas.
• Sugar pea 'Iłówiecki' - a moderately early, highly productive sugar variety. The pods are 5-6 cm long, sweet with high sugar content and without parchment lining, suitable for consumption whole or for frying. The variety is characterized by high resistance to diseases.
Which shelling pea varieties yield the most abundant harvest?
• Shelling pea 'Cud Kelvedonu' - an early, very productive, dwarf variety with very tasty large olive-green seeds. It produces 6-8 seeds in one pod. Harvested green, it is suitable for direct consumption and processing. Young plants withstand frosts down to -7 degrees Celsius.
• Shelling pea 'Sześciotygodniowy' – a very early, productive, disease-resistant variety. Vegetation period is 60-70 days. A plant with flexible stems requiring support, reaching a height of about 100 cm. Pods up to 9 cm long, filled with 5-6 seeds.
• Shelling pea 'Telefon' – a very late, typically amateur variety. Plants grow to a height of 150-200 cm. The plant requires support. Pods are 8-10 cm long, filled with 6-8 very sweet and tasty seeds.
• Shelling pea 'Nefryt' - a moderately early variety (vegetation period about 75 days). It reaches an average height of about 55-65 cm. It has a rigid stem that does not tend to lie on the ground. It matures evenly, allowing for a single harvest. The pods are quite large (about 8.5 cm long) and contain 7-8 dark green, wrinkled seeds. Suitable for direct consumption and processing in the food industry (freezing and canning). This variety is also valued for its resistance to diseases and pests.
• Shelling pea 'Meteor' – a very early variety reaching about 60 cm in height. Dark green, even grains. Suitable for direct consumption, processing, or freezing. The plants are resistant to frost down to -4 degrees Celsius after germination.