Legumes Mange tout peas
A variety of peas of which the whole pod is edible, we offer flat-podded sugar, or snow peas, and the full- podded snap peas.
Kennedy A flat-podded variety which has had widespread success. Fromour own breeding programme, Kennedy produces high yields of sweet tasting broad flat pods. The pods have a good shelf life and so are ideal for transporting. Kennedy is resistant to powderymildew.
NEW Sweet Horizon
A latematuring, high yielding sugar/snow pea variety bred by Holland Select. The pods are dark green and stringless. Sweet Horizon is resistant tomildew.
NEW Delikett A snap pea
fromHolland Select, Delikett pods are 13-14mmwide and 8-9cms long. Pods are carried in pairs.
Pea characteristics
Pea variety Alicia
NEW
Avola Early Onward Greenshaft Onward
NEW Alexandra
Ambassador Kenobi
NEW
Maturity (days)
0 0
+2 +8
+10 +11
+13 +14
Plant height (cm)
40 60 75 45 50 35
70 60
First flowering mode
9 9
10
13–14 13
14–15 14
13–14
Peas per pod
8 7
7.5 9.5 7.5 9
7.5 8
Length pod (cm)
9.1 8 9
10 10
10.5
6 7
Podsper node
1–2 1–2 1
1–2 2 2
3 3–4 Comments
New variety from Blondeau for earliest crops
Standard first early variety
Early maincrop variety High yielding maincrop with distinctive pointed pods
Popular maincrop
New maincrop which has large well filled pods Alexandra is resistant to powdery mildew
Standard maincrop which is resistant to powdery mildew
High yielding semi leafless variety which is resistant to powdery mildew
Peas NEW Kenobi Widely grown,
high yielding variety which was bred for the vining market. However its high number of pods per node and semi-leafless habitmake it easy to pick – excellent vigour and resistance to powdery mildewmake it a very interesting introduction.
NEW Alexandra Bred by
Blondeau, Alexandra is a high yieldingmaincrop with strong healthy foliage with large pods which are easy to pick. Our trials have shown Alexandra to be a very interesting introduction for the freshmarket.
NEW Alicia Bred by
Blondeau, Alicia is a very early variety which has given very encouraging results fromour earliest trial sowings. Good yields of well filled pods.
Kennedy
We can also supply: Avola, EarlyOnward, Greenshaft, Onward, Ambassador.
Kenobi
Alexandra
Alicia
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