A Row of Purple Peas
I love to wander through the garden and pick fresh peas for snacks. This year I tried an Heirloom variety of Snow Peas called Purple Mist and I am delighted with the results. They produce beautiful purple/pink blossoms and the pods are also purple (although I have noticed some green with purple markings).
They can be harvested/eaten as snow peas (flat and eat the whole pod) or allowed to fill out as shelling peas ~ I’ve had a few of these they are also yummy. Or, they can be dried as soup peas (and/or seeds for next year).
As I write, the daytime temperatures are spiking around 40 c. Peas do not traditionally like hot weather, but these are holding up surprisingly well. Of course, watering well is the key to keeping them going during these hot days.
I only planted one row this spring. I think I will start another before the end July to see if I can achieve a fall harvest as well. This variety is carried by West Coast Seeds, if you are looking to source them yourself.
