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"S Viemeister" wrote in message ...

On 28/11/2020 19:50, Ophelia wrote:

> "S Viemeister"Â wrote in message ...


> Peas and beans are really easy to grow. When the kids were little, we
> had a big garden, with trellises set up for the peas and beans. I
> planted leaf lettuces at the base of the plants - we had very hot
> summers, the lettuces helped to keep the legume roots cool, and the
> nitrogen-fixing ability of the peas and beans fed the lettuThe snapces.
> The
> lettuces also helped to keep down weeds.
> I always managed two pea crops, one very early, one late, with beans
> overlapping in the middle.
>
> In Scotland, depending on the variety, I could probably get _three_
> plantings of peas a season, but I haven't tried that yet.
> The purple snap-peas I grew this year were delicious - I will definitely
> be growing them again.
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> Â Was this here or USA?


The purple snap peas? That was here (Sutherland), on the north coast.
My daughter isn't fond of ordinary peas, but even she liked these.

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Where did you get the plants/seeds?