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	Variety	Days	Plant Height	Pod Data			Disease	Comments
Pea — Pods inedible
Pea, Green Arrow Pea, Knight Pea, Little Marvel
	Variety	Days	Plant Height	Length/shape	# Peas	Color	Disease	Comments
	Alaska	56	24-28"	1.5-2.5" Blunt	5-7	Light green	F	Standard first early canning pea. 1–2 pods per node.
	Alderman	75	40-72"	4-5" Pointed	8-10	Dark green		Also called Tall Tele phone. Favored for excellent eating quality. Bright green berries.
P	Green Arrow	68	24-30"	4-4.5" Pointed	9-11	Medium green	D, F	Long a popular variety. Excellent flavor. Large pods, berries. Reliable.
	Knight	61	24"	3.5-4" Pointed	7-8	Medium green	B, E, F, P	Earliest pea with large diameter pods. Known for excellent flavor and yield potential. Improved disease package.
P	Little Marvel	63	15-18"	3" Pointed	6-8	Dark green		Well–known old time home garden variety. Use Knight for larger peas and higher yield potential.
	Maestro	61	26-28"	3.5-4" Pointed	9	Medium green	B, E, F, P	After a few years of not being able to procure seed, we gladly offer this popular, well–known pea again. A fine early pea, high yield potential, and sweet flavor.
OG	Progress #9	58	15-20"	4-5" Pointed	6-9	Dark green	F	Vigorous plants. Consistent heavy yields of large, wrinkeled peas with fine flavor and quality. Some splitting.
B – Resistance to Bean Yellow Mosaic Virus E – Tolerance to Pea Enation Mosaic Virus F – Fusarium Wilt P – Resistance to Powdery Mildew

	Variety	Days	Plant height	Pod length	Color	Disease	Comments
Snap Pea — Pods edible when flat, best when plump
Snap Pea, Sugar Sprint Snap Pea, Super Sugar Snap
	Sugar Ann	52	24-30"	2.5-3"	Medium green		1984 All America Selections Award. Short vines need no support. Sugar Snap quality 14 days earlier. Sweet pods. 7 peas per pod. Freezes well.
OG	Sugar Daddy	62	24-30"	2.5-3.5"	Medium green	P, R	First stringless snap pea. Thick, fleshy pods, double at each node. At the top of the plant for easy picking. 6–7 peas per pod. Heavy yields with 3 pickings per season.
	Sugar Lace II	68	30"	3.5"	Light green	E, R, TP	Stringless pods are ready to eat right from the garden. Semi-leafless plant eliminates the need for staking. High yield potential.
P	Sugar Sprint	62	26"	3"	Light green	E, P	Very sweet, stringless pods. Grow on stakes or on ground. Important disease resistance/tolerance. Excellent!
P	Super Sugar Snap PVP	70	84"	3-3.5"	Light green	P, R	The original tall Snap Pea improved for higher yield potential and even better flavor.
E – Tolerance to Pea Enation Mosaic Virus P – Resistance to Powdery Mildew R – Pea Leaf Roll Virus TP – Tolerance to Powdery Mildew

	Variety	Days	Plant height	Pod length	Color	Comments
Snow or Sugar Pea — Pods edible when flat, inedible when plump
Snow Pea, Oregon Giant
P	Dwarf Grey Sugar	65	28-30"	3"	Light green	Purple flowers. Known for edible leaves and stems. Yum.
OG	Mammoth Melting Sugar	65	48-60"	4-5"	Medium green	Wilt resistant, productive plant needs support with trellis. Early uniform yields. Use like snap beans. Sweeter and more tender than Dwarf Grey Sugar. Creamy–white seed.
P	Oregon Giant	69	30-36"	5.2"	Medium green	Giant pods. Excellent yield potential. White flowers.

	Variety	Days	Pea color	Pod color	Comments
Southern Pea or Cowpea
Southern Pea, California Blackeye #5
P	California Blackeye #46	75	Cream with a black eye	Medium green	Vigorous vines produce heavy yields of smooth–skinned pods. Resists wilt and nematodes.
	Pinkeye Purplehull BVR	60	Cream with a pink eye	Deep purple	The old standard pinkeye purplehull. 24" tall. 8" pods.
P	Top Pick Brown Crowder	50-57	Pale pink, purple when dry	Silver-green, pink when ready to pick	Upright bush, superior to viney habit of Mississippi Silver. Concentrated set at top of plant. Shells easily. Superior disease tolerance. Best brown crowder.
P	Top Pick Cream	50	Green turning to light cream	Silvery green	Upright bush. Concentrated set at top of plant. Superior to any other Cream pea. Easy shelling. Superior disease tolerance.
P	Top Pick Pinkeye	50	Cream with a pink eye	Pale green or light purple for fresh peas	Upright bush with heavy blossom set, pod set at top. For fresh “green” peas, pick when pods are pale or light purple, NOT deep purple. Deep purple for dry peas. Easy shelling. Superior disease tolerance.