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Peas Variety Selector: Which One For Your Garden

Every recommendation below traces back to our full Peas varieties comparison — this page is the fast route to one answer for your specific situation, no clicking through required.

If: I want the crop to keep going as long as possible before mildew catches up → Second early, cropping from June

JaguarAGM

One of only two varieties with resistance claims covering both mildews, the better bet if you want a crop that keeps going latest into the mildew-risk part of the season.

If: I want the crop to keep going as long as possible before mildew catches up → Late maincrop, extending toward the first frost

TerrainAGM

The other of the two varieties resistant to both mildews, and specifically positioned as a late-season variety, so it keeps cropping into the window where mildew risk is highest.

If: I want the crop to keep going as long as possible before mildew catches up → Not sure, just give me the safest all-round choice or My space is small or exposed, and I don't want tall staking → Not sure, just give me the safest all-round choice or I want an edible pod, mangetout or sugarsnap, not a shelling pea → Not sure, just give me the safest all-round choice or Not sure, just give me the safest all-round choice

Hurst Green ShaftAGM

The best overall choice for most Scottish gardeners: a heavy-cropping maincrop with documented resistance to downy mildew, pods that run to nine peas each, and a long track record.

If: My space is small or exposed, and I don't want tall staking → Zero support, fully bushy or I want an edible pod, mangetout or sugarsnap, not a shelling pea → Sugarsnap

Sugar AnnAGM

The only one of the nine that doesn't need support at all, a real advantage if staking is the part of growing peas you'd rather skip; among the sugarsnaps it's given the edge for that reason.

If: My space is small or exposed, and I don't want tall staking → A compact climber is fine, just not full height

VivadoAGM

A genuinely compact climbing maincrop, about 60cm, without the height or staking demands of Hurst Green Shaft: the choice if space or shelter is tight.

If: I want an edible pod, mangetout or sugarsnap, not a shelling pea → Mangetout, dual-purpose

DelikataAGM

The only mangetout among the nine, with a long picking season and the option to leave pods to mature for shelling later.

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