In the market, varieties of peas are present in large numbers, which is good for the farmer or the owner of the dacha, but not everyone can understand the huge catalogs. Seed material of this valuable culture is classified into several categories, whose name is able to confuse an inexperienced novice vegetable grower.
Varieties of peas for canning
The described technical culture is divided into three varietal groups for the main purpose - sugar seeds of peas, lush and vegetable. For canning it is desirable to purchase a material that, when harvesting, gives beautiful peas with enough sugars. In processing, not fully ripened grains with a gentle consistency and a small amount of starch, which have reached the desired value, are allowed to enter. When examined, leaflets of pods have a juicy appearance at this time, there is no net on them.
The technical ripeness period of most pea varieties used for preserving green grains is extremely short, it needs to be removed from 11th to 16th day after the formation of pea-dots. It is desirable to control the degree of maturation, so as not to miss the optimal period for harvesting the beans. At a delay with gathering for couple of days technological qualities of a product sharply decrease. Defective peas, collected in the early period, are watery, wrinkled and tasteless, so premature harvesting is prohibited.
Acquiring seeds of peas, we choose the best varieties for sowing. In this way landowners are insured from collecting poor-quality crops, obtaining substandard shrubs, which cause problems during harvesting and growing. Some varieties of beans need to be fried or stewed, that they can get delicious dishes, they will not be able to regale in a garden. It is desirable to have several varieties of peas - canned and for consumption in raw form.
Shelling variety of peas
Picking the best varieties of peas for conservation, it is recommended to acquire a softening variety of beans. They can have a different shape of pea - smooth and wrinkled. Smooth-grained varieties are famous for frost resistance and early harvesting. Wrinkled peas are distinguished by a sweet taste, but in terms of resistance to frost and pests, it is slightly inferior to competitors with a rounded shape.
Excellent smooth-grained varieties of peas:
- The early green is 33,
- Meteor,
- Feltham first,
- Ambrosia,
- Vegetable miracle,
- Dakota.
Brain variety of peas
Shriveled species of peas for the original form are often called brain beans. Starch in them is less, taste qualities because of this become the best, at consumption the sweet taste is stronger. The peas begin to wrinkle at the end of vegetation or during thermal processing. Brain peas are excellent for salads and are considered an excellent option for canning.
Recommended pea varieties of a cerebral species:
- Early onward,
- Early Mushroom -11,
- The winner is G-33,
- Little Marvel,
- The Calvedonian miracle,
- Fragment,
- Sugar broth,
- Hurst green shaft,
- Sunrise,
- Troika,
- Zhegalov 112,
- Onward,
- Alderman,
- Delikata.
Low-growing peas - varieties
Tall stems above 115 cm are considered to be tall and stems are higher than 70 cm. Stems of some pea plants can grow to gigantic 200 cm in length, harvesting or growing them in a garden is not always convenient. Among simple truck farmers, low-growing, not troublesome varieties of peas that do not require support are in great demand. The stems of them grow 30-70 cm, so do not need a complicated trellis, stakes with stretched wire or twine.
Semi-dwarf plants with an average height of 65-75 cm are well known for their good qualities. Peas Tsarevich has a variety description for a summer cottage - smooth, soft yellow beans, high yield, resistance to lodging. Deserved from the truckers a good description of the varietus of excellent pea Varis . He is a little sick, middle-ripening, to lodging and showering beans is stable. Vera varieties (up to 65 cm), Ambrosia (up to 70 cm), Little Miracle , Babushkin Surprise (65 cm) are considered promising.
Variety of peas Calvedonian miracle
Excellent recommendations this variety was deservedly, in fresh form the beans are sweet and tasty, suitable for processing. With a hundredth weave Calvedonian miracle gives 40 kg even in milk ripeness. This pea refers to species and varieties of stunted and prolific, easy-to-clean. In the juicy pods of the Calvedonian miracle up to 8 cm long, there are 8 brain peas that are different for freezing and preservation.
Pea Alpha - Variety Description
This pea grows without a support, the variety reaches a height of up to 55 cm and is simple in agrotechnics. It is recommended that beans be cleaned once when the maturity is approximately 70%. Alfa - a variety early, but with a stable yield and excellent commercial qualities. Ogorodniki noted its increased resistance to common fungi (fusariosis, askohitoz) and frost.
Taller peas - varieties
Tall varieties of peas among summer residents are sometimes called "tychkovyh" or "colony". They are difficult to grow, but yield high yields. It is necessary to install supports after the appearance of 3-4 leaves and tie the plant. Plant high peas densely not, it is demanding of lighting, loves warmth. If the sun is small, the plant lays, stretching, the stems become brittle. Sometimes tall varieties are used perfectly for gardening, giving in addition to tasty peas additional benefits of a decorative nature.
Curly varieties of peas:
- Zhegalov 112,
- Alderman,
- Telegraph,
- Miracle scapula
- Shuger snap.
If you are not satisfied with two-meter monsters the size of a grape bush because of the difficulties in care, then you can buy seeds of medium-sized species. They can be classified as Azart, Viola, Voskhod, Gigant, Horn, Emerald, Lincoln, Inexhaustible 195, Oscar, Premium, Perfection 65-3, Sphere, Southern 47. Variety of peas Madonna - medium, does not lie, characteristics with growth up to 90 cm at it or him for a summer residence suitable.
Pea Pharaoh is a description of the variety
The pharaoh is a medium plant with a stalk height of up to one meter, but it refers to mustached, leafless pea varieties that are less likely to lie during the growing season. This variety can be called promising, drought-resistant, with a yield of up to 56 c / ha. It is removed by direct combining in the fields, which significantly reduces losses. If you pick up pea seeds, which are the best varieties for open ground, take note beans Pharaoh.
Pea Prelado - description of the variety
Prelado is suitable for vegetable growers who buy varieties of pea seed for early harvesting and consumption of fresh beans. His peas are large with a sugar taste, excellent quality. The commodity ripeness of these beans comes on the 40th day, with the growth force of the bush being about 70 cm. Prelado frosts are fearless, this Dutch variety has not bad adapted to drought, preserving excellent qualities and appearance of peas in unfavorable conditions.
Peas Belmondo - description of the variety
Looking through the catalogs in the search, what kinds of peas are, you need to pay attention to the seed material of foreign breeding. A good variety of moustached form is the Middle Belmondo beans of French selection, growing to a height of 95 cm. Vegetables note the resistance of the bushes of this plant to lodging, the pods do not crack, they crumble during harvesting a little. Belmondo tolerates frosts well and has excellent culinary qualities.
Peas Oscar - description of the variety
In the case when you are looking for types of green peas, which can be equally conveniently collected mechanically and manually, pay attention to the early Oscars. The height of the bushes is up to 80 cm, which reduces the risk of lodging. In juicy pods of 9 cm in length, from 10 to 12 gentle peas of excellent quality are formed, having a high sugar content. It is suitable for freezing, various methods of conservation, fresh consumption.
Sweet varieties of peas
An interesting feature of sugar beans is the ability to consume fresh peas along with pods. On the leaves they do not have a parchment film, which impairs taste. Harvest is necessary before the appearance of a reticulum on the surface of the pods, indicative of overripe. There are in the catalogs a variety of sweet pea varieties - high, medium, short, early and middle maturity. According to the yield and shelf life of sugar beans inferior to smooth-grained brethren, it is recommended to sow plants of different species on the beds.
The kind of beans in which it is allowed to consume immature green blades are also called pea pods. In cooking, there are many dishes where this plant is used. When heat treated, the wall of the pod is destroyed, the taste of the product rises, the fruits become sweeter and more pleasantly. From sugar peas soups , salads, meat pies, casseroles are prepared, it is a good independent dish in a cooked form. Fried chickpeas are a popular dish in American or Chinese cuisine.
Good varieties of sweet pea:
- Sugar,
- Zhegalov,
- Geneva,
- Giant,
- Sweet,
- Swiss giants,
- Soup blade.
Stringed peas - low-calorie dish, per 100g of product accounts for 73 kilocalories. Useful beans are used in many diets , in raw fruits a lot of amino acids and selenium, they are recommended to be consumed to prevent the development of tumors. People who eat regularly peas reduce the risk of developing heart disease or hypertension. In the fruits of legumes, there is a lot of protein that prevents aging, helping to keep the skin in excellent form. Fiber of peas perfectly removes toxins, cleansing the stomach from slags.