Can you eat winter peas?
Yes, Austrian winter pea pods are edible and tasty too, but not as good as sweet pea varieties bred specifically for their raw pods.Click to see full answer. Also asked, can you broadcast winter peas?Winter peas are very easy to establish and should be broadcast at a rate of 50 lbs./acre into a well-prepared seedbed,…
Yes, Austrian winter pea pods are edible and tasty too, but not as good as sweet pea varieties bred specifically for their raw pods.Click to see full answer. Also asked, can you broadcast winter peas?Winter peas are very easy to establish and should be broadcast at a rate of 50 lbs./acre into a well-prepared seedbed, or they can be drilled at a rate of 30 lbs./acre with a no-till drill. If broadcasting peas, be sure to follow up with a light disking to cover the seed approximately 1 to 2 inches.Similarly, what is a winter pea? Winter pea is an annual, cool season legume that will have slow overwinter growth then rapid growth in the spring especially under cool and moist conditions. When compared to spring forage pea, winter pea has smaller seeds, more seeds per pound and is more expensive. Moreover, how late can you plant winter peas? In northern climates, plant as early as late August or you can also plant in spring to grow winter peas as a summer annual.What pea pods are edible?Edible pod peas are peas where the parchment has been bred out of the pod so the young pods stay tender. While there are a number of edible pod pea varieties, they come from two ilks: the Chinese pea pod (also known as snow pea or sugar pea) and snap peas.
