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'Zipper Cream' Peas |
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Sub-Category: |
Shelling
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Southern shelling pea. Low bushy plants bear medium-green pods with large creamy white peas that turn light straw when dry.
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Days To Maturity: |
66 |
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Rating Summary |
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Overall: (5.0 Stars)
Taste: (4.5 Stars)
Yield: (5.0 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (5.0 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 2
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 08/22/2009 by
Grit
- An intermediate gardener
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Coffee, Alabama, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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An excellent cream pea, yields are good, easy to shell, taste is very good for a cream pea. This is my favorite cream pea. |
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Reviewed on 11/20/2006 by
farmerdill
- An experienced gardener
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Richmond, Georgia, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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This is an excellent cream pea in this area. It yields well, is medium sized, and best of all is easy to shell. As a green shell pea, it is a pale shade of green when cooked. There are other peas I prefer for taste, but this is the best of the cream type that I have tried. |
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