北达科他州最好的豌豆

Garden peas are a very popular vegetable grown in North Dakota. Nothing tastes better than picking a fresh pod, 在花园里剥壳, 和 popping the sweet peas into your mouth. 美味的!

研究 conducted by hundreds of families in North Dakota 已经确定了一些 最好的豌豆品种. Working as volunteers in the North Dakota 家庭花园品种试验, these gardeners have rated pea varieties for germination, vine health, earliness, 收益率 味道也很好 15 年. In each trial, we compare two varieties side by side in the garden. The following is a summary of our findings:

壳牌豌豆

Shell peas are very popular in North Dakota.

林肯 is the finest, most reliable pea for gardeners in North Dakota. 我们比较了 林肯 到许多不同的品种，包括 丰富的本, 早期的, 绿色箭头, 大师, Mr. Big, 进步不. 9, Sabre 和 黄土. In each trial, more gardeners recommended 林肯. 这 is an amazing track record covering all kinds of weather conditions from year to year.

林肯 早熟，耐高温. 它的 sturdy vines are productive 和 yield over an extended period. 林肯 pods are large, attractive 和 easy to shell. 它的 peas are sweet, delicious 和 good for freezing. 

其他值得注意的表演者包括 绿色箭头 (大豆荚), W和o (容忍热), 骑士 (健壮的藤蔓和产量)和 大师的改善 (早期). Good freezers noted for earliness 和 concentrated 收益率 include 早期的 和 小奇迹.

豌豆

The pods of snap peas are juicy 和 crunchy.

Snap peas were a breeding breakthrough 40 年 ago. These peas have crunchy, juicy pods that do not require shelling. 这 节省了 gardeners a lot of time 和 their edible 收益率 increase. The pods are eaten as a raw snack or may be lightly cooked.

糖安 is the finest snap pea for North Dakota. 它的 vines are dwarf (do not require a trellis), healthy 和 productive. 它的 收益率 are early 和 the pods are delicious. 

最有名的豌豆是 超级甜脆. 这 tall-vined variety requires trellising. It grows vigorously 和 produces high 收益率. 

雪豌豆

The crisp, sweet pods of snow peas are delightful in stir fries.

These edible-pod peas are harvested just as the peas inside the pods begin to swell. Snow peas are wonderful when used in stir fries 和 salads. 雪崩 和 俄勒冈糖荚2号 mature early 和 produce high 收益率 of sweet pods. 甜蜜的地平线 produces gourmet-quality pods; these pods are bright green, sweet 和 straight. 对于大豆荚来说，没有比这更好的了 俄勒冈州大.

发现这些变种

All of the varieties mentioned above are widely available in seed catalogs. You can Google them 和 find many seed sources. 这里有一个完整的列表 推荐蔬菜品种 as well as major seed companies that offer free catalogs. Now is a great time to request for these free catalogs.

我们邀请您加入我们的团队

Would you like to test promising pea varieties in your garden? North Dakota State University welcomes you to join our team of backyard garden researchers. It is one of the largest teams of agricultural researchers in the nation. Over 200 families participate every year. The trials are fun 和 easy to conduct.

欲了解更多信息，请访问 North Dakota 家庭花园品种试验 website. Request our online catalog 和 we’ll send it to you in March. 我们测试结束 40 different kinds of vegetables 和 flowers every year. All gardeners are welcome to participate. 这对孩子们来说也是一个有趣的项目.

Written by Tom Kalb, 扩展 Horticulturist, North Dakota State University. 图片由 戴夫·甘恩, 朱莉 和 jeffreyw.