Having written so much about the breeding with Court Estate Gold, I thought I'd better put up a photo of a CEG in full swing. I bred these from Golden Sweet and Schweizer Riesen (aka Swiss Giant), both favourites. I blame Carol Deppe and her book 'Breed your own vegetable varieties' which really inspired me to do this cross.
The pods are a little longer and quite a bit wider than Golden Sweet, but doubles are rare. The colour is a bit more golden than the yellow of Golden Sweet. The plants from seeds diligently selected from doubles last year are all producing singles this year.
I love the giant mangetouts and was really pleased that I managed a bigger yellow one. Not as huge as Carouby (but we will see how that cross works out, the F1 is growing right now).
I named the pea after its colour and after the local area - Court Estate used to be a royal hunting ground.
The pods are a little longer and quite a bit wider than Golden Sweet, but doubles are rare. The colour is a bit more golden than the yellow of Golden Sweet. The plants from seeds diligently selected from doubles last year are all producing singles this year.
I love the giant mangetouts and was really pleased that I managed a bigger yellow one. Not as huge as Carouby (but we will see how that cross works out, the F1 is growing right now).
I named the pea after its colour and after the local area - Court Estate used to be a royal hunting ground.
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