Mangetout Golden Sweet

Mangetout Golden Sweet.  This magnificent mangetout pea makes a stunning addition to the vegetable plot. Vigorous stems reaching up to 1.8m (6′) bear colourful mauve-purple blooms, followed by attractive golden-yellow pods that are produced from red-tinged leaf nodes. The crisp, sweet pods of Pea ‘Golden Sweet’ are delicious eaten raw in salads or steamed as a vegetable.

Height: 180cm (71″). Spread: 25cm (10″).

Sow
March – June

Harvest
June – September

How to sow
Direct sow Mangetout peas outdoors from March to June, once the soil as warmed. Choose a weed-free position on moist, fertile, well drained soil in full sun. Sow Mangetout seed in flat bottomed drills at a distance of 5cm (2″) apart, and 4cm (1 1/2″) deep. Allow a distance of 75cm (30″) between rows. For successional crops, sow Mangetout peas every 10 days.