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I have just tried growing your Victorian colossal pea, with fantastic results.
We have a small garden and my wife found these thinking we would get more for the same space as the 'normal' peas. Problem is they are so heavily laden with pods they are tearing from the support frame and I have had to tie them up with soft string. A problem that is very welcome. I have just sown more in the greenhouse to plant out for a later crop. I have also tried your coloured carrots but too soon to try, but I will be ordering more seeds and greater variety in the future.
Best wishes
Jeff Norris, Ashington, Northunberland
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I have just tried growing your Victorian colossal pea, with fantastic results.
We have a small garden and my wife found these thinking we would get more for the same space as the 'normal' peas. Problem is they are so heavily laden with pods they are tearing from the support frame and I have had to tie them up with soft string. A problem that is very welcome. I have just sown more in the greenhouse to plant out for a later crop. I have also tried your coloured carrots but too soon to try, but I will be ordering more seeds and greater variety in the future.
Best wishes
Jeff Norris, Ashington, Northunberland
Strawbini Plant
Blitum capitatum, Chenepodium capitatum
- Eat like Spinach.
- Grows strawberry-like red fruits to develop.
- Also known as the Beetberry or Strawberry Spinach.
Supplied as compost block-grown plants.
Available from late March NEXT YEAR - 20235 or more £1.50GBP each. Group & quantity discounts
Currently Not Available to Buy
Whilst it is thought this plant originated in North America it has been documented as being grown in Europe for many years.
You grow and eat this as you would Spinach. But the real fun and interest comes from the fruits that develop between the leaf axils; these swell to the size of a woodland strawberry - and once they have deepened in colour to a rich red are gorgeously sweet.
- Plant out 10" (25 cm) apart in rows 18" (45 cm) apart.
- Grows to around 2 feet (60 cm) tall.
- Usually grown as an annual it can overwinter if weather is not too severe as it is perennial in habit.
- Whilst the leaves can be eaten raw, they should be eaten in moderation as they contain oxalates - which are destroyed by cooking as with Spinach (which also contains oxalates).
General Information
A Little Information About Our Vegetable Plants (Video)
Information on the vegetable plants that Victoriana grows and how we make sure they are always hardened off before dispatch.
What's A Compost Block Grown Plant?
Information on the size of the compost blocks that Victoriana grow their plants in - and what you can expect to receive.