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So, continuing to be an interesting pea/bean. The peas grow in clusters of 2-4 on the end of 18" sticks which stick up from the top of an attractive, 2 foot bush. Hulls are green with older hulls taking a slight tinge of purple on the edge. The peas, when planted were cream colored with a pink eye. Very similar to the PEPH that I've planted for the past couple of years. The green, partially filled pod is very tender and sweet when raw. Reminds me of an Asian long bean, maybe tastier. Haven't cooked it yet be we will be having for dinner tonight. All the plants are similar in this row. I have 3 other rows, planted later, that should be flowering this week. These came from a NW TX market groweroff another forum. He sent me about 1/2-1 pound labeled PEPH, about 3 years ago. This is the first time I've grown them. I had been using seed from my own PEPH which I had purchased, but decided to go with these instead this year.

Concur, except that you need to know which variety you are planting. Some purple hulls like Pinkeye Purple hull are semi vining and take up a lot of space. Quick Pick and Top Pick are also pink eye/purple hulls but have a compact upright bush so if you are using only a couple of rows you can away with your spacing. Most than 4 rows you will need to provide a walkway. Knuckle Purple hull Crowders take even more space. If you are planting a semi-vining variety 3 ft rows is minimum spacing. Vining varieties are happiest with 4 ft. I use standard bean plates in the planter which gives me about 4 inch spacing.

Your pods are purple even when young? Mine were green until they began to be mature enough to shell, then the pods turned purple and and the pod walls thinned out. I didn't wait till they were completely dry, just till they were plump enough for shellies. You can also eat them young as a snap or green bean. They were tasty green, kind of fruity sweet. I also have Mississippi Silvers and White Whipporwills. The Silvers were twice as prolific as the Purples, crammed full of peas and more pods, but slower to mature to the shelling stage. They taste different green, kind of sharp and musky, almost a chemical taste. Am giving the Whites a few more weeks to fill out before shelling, haven't tasted green yet, maybe will try later today. Have shelled a couple of quarts of Contender and Calypso the last few days, too, and have been thinking maybe zipper bean strings aren't such a bad idea. It was especially difficult to get the not quite mature enough Silvers open. A succulent pod breaks off in pieces instead of unzipping at the seam. Had to score some of them with a knife.