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- From: boldtp@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com (If ya think long, you'll think wrong.)
- Newsgroups: rec.gardens
- Subject: Re: Need help with Mildew on Snow Peas
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.120942.9297@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com>
- Date: 18 Nov 92 12:09:42 EST
- References: <1992Nov16.175929.21805@smsc.sony.com> <1992Nov17.123413.960@calmasd.prime.com>
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- In article <1992Nov17.123413.960@calmasd.prime.com>, jhb@calmasd.prime.com (Jim Bishop) writes:
- >
- > Last year I tried Oregon mammoth melting sugar II, or some such name.
- > It is an oriental pea, but the II at the end was the important part.
- > It was very productive. It had huge pods and was mildew resistant.
- >
- I grew a new varitey of Oregon mammoth ( not sure if it was "II" or not )
- this year. Here in NE Ohio, it was very productive, with large flat pods.
- It seemed very mildew resistant. The only drawback I noted was the flavor.
- It could have been sweeter.
-
- > I prefer sugar peas, but haven't found a variety that does well here.
- > The bush varieties get eaten by snails and slugs. The tall varieties
- > get mildew. I guess I ought to find out what the some the nearby road
- > side stands use. They have lots of peas in the spring.
-
- I have found that "Meastro" is a very good tasting pea. It's billed as a
- multi use pea, but I just use it for shelled peas, the pod is a bit tough.
- It isn't as mildew resistant as others, it a bush variety so you have to
- fight slugs, but the flavor makes up for it.
-
- Pete Boldt Am I suppose to disclaim something?
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