Alderman Peas or other marrowfat peas

[plotonthelandscape]

Hi,
It is my intention to grow marrowfat peas this year, can anyone give me some general advice?

[nickdub]

Dried marrowfat peas for making soups etc from a supermarket will often germinate no problem - if you go that way then just try chitting a few in a plastic box with damp paper towel in it somewhere warm - if it doesn't work then you can still use the rest for cooking.

I like Alderman as a garden pea, but I've not tried drying them.

[Jungle Jane]

Welcome to the forum I’ve never grown maro peas,I just looked them up,I’d sow them direct,there’s info here -
https://www.pdsa-shop.co.uk/Shop/Hom...0.htm#CMRTabs1

[Thelma Sanders]

I always grow Alderman and they are lovely peas - but IMO they are best as sweet garden peas, because they are not mealy like marrowfat peas are - unless you leave them much too long before picking.
I'm trying these this year so I can make 'mushy peas' https://www.dtbrownseeds.co.uk/Peas-...Conserves.html
I hope it's up to snuff

[Bren In Pots]

First I'll say hello and welcome to the vine

I was gifted some Tall Telephone peas a few years ago and found they're the American version of Alderman. They grow to the top of my 8ft canes and so long as I pick them regularly they will keep producing up until the frosts. They really are a nice tasting pea.

[annie8]

Just started my alderman peas. Got 6 sprouted so far. Grew them last year for the first time and they cropped really well and tasted great. They do get really tall though so you need a decent support structure.

[PyreneesPlot]

Hello and welcome and thanks for the thread!
I've not come across Alderman peas before, mostly because I don't especially like peas, so don't make much effort with them. However MrPP does so so they sound like a perfect thing to add to my tripod bed along with the climbing beans and cucumbers. Any excuse for a spot of seed shopping

[Mark_Riga]

If I was growing for marrowfat, I would follow Nicks advice and may be try a small growing pea as well. Where I live, I wouldn't grow alderman as we get pea moth grubs later in the year and alderman take a while to grow as they grow tall and you have to wait for the peas to dry in the pod before picking. So they are on the plant for quite a long time and likely to be attacked by the grubs to some extent.
I grow hurst greenshaft for flavour, picking from early july but I always leave the best looking pods on the best looking plants to ripen and dry (mice permitting). The first pickings have no damage and generally very little in fresh harvest peas but it can be quite bad when I am podding the dried peas for next years seed so I always leave plenty to allow for this.
If you are growing pulses for protein, then I would grow a french bean. Soissons is a good climbing variety and generally pest free.