Sugar Snap Pea - 'Tall Sugar'

[GBax]

Charles Dowding mentioned this variety in his latest video on growing peas - does anyone know this variety and where to source it. I have drawn a blank on google

Thanks
Guy

[Thelma Sanders]

I even asked on the No Dig fb page and got no variety name

[GBax]

I even asked on the No Dig fb page and got no response

I have asked on the youtube video - he sometimes responds so will post it here if he does

[mothhawk]

They have it in New Zealand.....

https://www.kingsseeds.co.nz/shop/Ve...Tall-7995.html

bit of a long way to order it from though

[mothhawk]

I suspect Dowding's tall sugar snap is probably the original pea just called "sugar snap" which grows to 6ft.

https://www.growseed.co.uk/pea-seeds...pea-seeds.html

https://pennardplants.com/proddetail.php?prod=Sd339

[GBax]

He replied to my question on the video - turns out he has been seed saving for years

[Thelma Sanders]

In my search for a good tall sugarsnap, there have been mainly good reviews for the new Spring Blush snap pea.
I succumbed to the sales blurb/pretty pictures and ordered some to try lol
https://www.thompson-morgan.com/p/pe...snap/tm80804TM

[veggiechicken]

I've been looking at those too, Thelma. Haven't weakened yet.

Have you tried Opal Creek & Sugar Magnolia?
https://sites.google.com/site/tuinva...t-spring-blush

[Thelma Sanders]

I've some Sugar Magnolia hopefully on the way via a seed swap but don't like the look of the yellow'uns for some reason

[veggiechicken]

Last year, I picked up a few Opal Creek and Spring Blush peas at a seed swap - think they were from Baker Creek, but sadly, none of them germinated.
Never thought that Spring Blush would be on sale everywhere now!

[Woo1428]

Weaken! I’m gonna get some 😊

[Thelma Sanders]

Funny, I was thinking about tall sugarsnaps again this morning.

I wasn't impressed with the Spring Blush I grew, and won't grow them again this year. Although the pods were pretty, the peas weren't very sweet and the pods didn't thicken up - they stayed thin like mangetout pods despite being getting watered regularly.

[LimeGreenPIne]

He replied to my question on the video - turns out he has been seed saving for years

Do you think he might share some? Keep the seed stock going?