One of my favourite early peas. Picked as a mangetout it's brilliant, but I also like it with small peas too, still eaten whole. Grown early there's no risk of pea moth spoiling the experience.

Plant out at the back of the cold-frames or even better low tunnels and then when the cover is removed in April, grow it on outside.

We don't usually grow pea shoots in the ground because they take up too much space, we do however sometimes have a tray of them on the kitchen windowsill in late autumn and winter, for that lovely pea taste. For the rest of the year we will just pick a few shoots off our pea plants, or eat beans or leaves from other plants. There's no reason not to grow them all year round though if you want!