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Post by templeton on Nov 5, 2013 20:12:15 GMT -5
Growing out the F2s of my Sugar Snap X Purple Podded, at my second garden. Since it's an F2 grow out, wasn't expecting to find anything apart from some purple podded plants, maybe with either thick pod walls, or low fiber.Was just going to plant tomatoes, but got distracted and started taste testing the peas.Suprise suprise, a full purple, no fiber, thick walled, sugar snap - with sweet flavour! But experience with my yellow snows has shown stabilising the flavour will be the hard part. Still, a good start, esp in the F2  and growing in the same batch, a half purple tasty sugar snap.  |
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Post by steev on Nov 5, 2013 20:59:39 GMT -5
Congratulations on your progress so far.
Watch out for the yellow snow; it's a pisser!
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Post by raymondo on Nov 6, 2013 5:59:40 GMT -5
Nice one T. I'm hoping to find one in my F3 growout.
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Post by galina on Nov 6, 2013 11:55:39 GMT -5
Congratulations! Do they taste as good as they look?
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Post by templeton on Nov 6, 2013 16:04:26 GMT -5
Congratulations! Do they taste as good as they look? I only had a nibble, but no strong grassy flavours or lingering bitterness like I've found in other purples. The big test will be what happens in the next generation, both with flavour and purple-ness. Despite the accepted wisdom that purple is only controlled by A, Pu, and Pur, I've found such a broad range of colours, and differences between generations that suggest there is something a bit more complex going on. For example, one half purple parent has yielded full purple progeny. Shouldn't be able to happen. The flavour of the pod tissue of the purple snap is quite sweet, apart from the peas within, which are also sweet. Wish I had more pods to taste, but need all the seeds for the next grow out. T |
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