How Do You Select Edible Pod Pea Plants?
Edible pod peas are peas inside pods that can be eaten. Harvest the pod with the young peas inside. Eat them whole and fresh or use these tasty edible pod peas for cooking. These suggestions will help you find the right plant for your garden and kitchen. Plant edible pod peas early in spring. These peas are cool weather growers and do not thrive in warm weather. The plants like well-drained soil and can develop fungus diseases if they are too wet. For wet climates, choose disease-resistant peas for the garden. Mildew and fungus diseases can destroy the pea plants quickly. Choose snow peas, also called Chinese peas, for an all-time favorite. Snow peas are harvested with flat pods and tiny peas inside. These sweet-tasting peas are planted early as soon as the ground can be planted. The snow peas come in dwarf bushes up to 2 feet, in standard plants that grow 2 to 3 feet and in vine varieties up to 5 feet all that need to be staked or trellised. The dwarf bushes have the smallest pods and
