Nial Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 I nipped up to the farm I've got permisson for a couple of days ago for the first time in about 6 weeks (holidays etc). I was shocked how bad the peas looked, the plants are brown with black bits and don't look at all healthy. Inside the pods the peas are green, but hard and not particularly big. I presume this isn't normal for this time of the year? (I would post an image but haven't worked out how to yet). Nial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 it probably is they should be begining to go brown by now, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proTOM1 Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 I nipped up to the farm I've got permisson for a couple of days ago for the first time in about6 weeks (holidays etc). I was shocked how bad the peas looked, the plants are brown with black bits and don't look at all healthy. Inside the pods the peas are green, but hard and not particularly big. I presume this isn't normal for this time of the year? (I would post an image but haven't worked out how to yet). Nial its normal for this time of year they will be seed peas not for humuns to eat type ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 They are feed peas (also known as combinable peas), and destined for livestock feed, or in rare cases where the quality is good enough, for human consumption as marrowfat peas. The plants are dessicated deliberately, to turn them brittle and enable the combine to harvest the crop. Feed peas are very different from 'vining peas', as flogged to you and I by Captain Birdseye. Pigeons much prefer vining peasa in my experience, but the crop is only grown in a few select areas of the county where soil quality is sufficient, and the farms are located within 90 minutes of the packaging plant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nial Posted August 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 (edited) OK, thanks for the feedback guys. I was worried the farmer would be grumpy as **** because the crop was ruined. He already thinks I'm a townie idiot (not far off) so I won't commiserate with him about things. :-) There was a bird scarer out so it looks like I shouldn't hesitate to go shooting. Nial. Edited August 12, 2009 by Nial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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