PRETTY IN PURPLE
I have grown an old French variety of snow pea this year called ‘Carouby de Maussane’. It has had something of a revival in recent times and rightly so because it is as beautiful as it is tasty. The flowers are exquisite in pale maure and de*p burgundy and as show)’ as anj- swet pea. The large flat pods are delicious and sweet enough to munch straight off the plant. One reason I grew it was because 1 didn’t want dwarf mangetout peas. 1 wanted something taller to train upwards and haw something easier to pick. I sowed the peas in April in cell trays then planted them against a wigwam of canes. They grew to about 1.5m (5ft) in height. Many seed suppliers sell this variety, including Kings Seeds and D T Brown.