Other Seeds

Rättviksärt Grey Pea grows to about 100cm in height and needs support, quite weak, but busy, growth. Flowers with purple-pink flowers. Produces green, small pods with small, dark speckled seeds. Was traditionally grown for animal feed, or ground to flour for porridge or bread. Nordic Genebank number: NGB 17879. Pisum sativum. 15seeds/pack

Solberga Broad Bean is quite low growing, about 100-120cm in height. Produces a sturdy, bushy plant. Quite late, but heavy yielder of short and chubby pods with 4-5 oval beans with white-green peal. Light brown beans as fully ripe. Flowers with white-black flowers. A bit smaller beans than modern varieties, but with excellent flavor. Can be eaten fresh and cooked, or stored as dry beans for later use. Was traditionally dried, and later boiled with salted pork. Has been grown at the same farm since 1600. Was traditionally grown together with the grey pea 'Solberga', which was climbing on the broad bean plants. From Solberga, Bohuslän, Sweden. Nordic Genebank number: NGB 13473. Vicia faba. 7seeds/pack

Evy i Våthult Snow Pea grows up to 200cm in height and needs support. Produces mid-sized, green pods with sweet and crispy flavor, around 7-10cm long. Flowers with white flowers. Old variety from Limmared, Gislaved, Småland, Sweden. Pisum sativum. 10seeds/pack

Gnesta Favorit Marrowfat Pea grows up to 60-80cm in height and needs some support. Heavy yielder of long green pods, around 8cm, with green, sweet, fat peas inside. Flowers with white flowers. Old variety. From Gustavssons Seedstore in Gnesta, Sweden. Pisum sativum. 10seeds/pack

Hälsinge Grey Pea grows up to about 150cm in height and needs support, bushy plants with small leaves. Local variety similar to 'Rättviksärten'. Flowers with red-violet flowers. Green, short small pods. Small, dark speckled seeds. Used for bread, soup, porridge, aminal feed, etc. Hälsingland, Sweden. Nordic Genebank number: NGB4078. Pisum sativum. 15seeds/pack

Holma Kvarn Grey Pea grows up to about 200cm in height and needs support. Heavy yielder of fat purple pods, with some green speckles. Flowers with violet-red flowers. Nordic Genebank number: NGB17860. From, Östergötland, Sweden. Pisum sativum. 10seeds/pack