Ok. I finished planting. I added Nap gene, 'Canoe', 'Delta Dusk', and 'Heather'.

Hi Keen, elsewhere, but where I just found your other post, you may find a gardener who is an ancestor rather than a descendant. There amongst the vegetable conversations is someone who goes by jal. The "j" isn't for Joseph but that's the family connection. Maybe you already know of the relationship.

Sorry that this comment is a little cryptic but it has to do with another for. Um, Did I ever tell you about my GW expulsion. It happened ¡ Good Grief ! it must be about 15 years ago! I mentioned a seed company. It was a company that sold seed in racks at a couple of stores in a nearby town - not bogus, or anything. The for umm software first deleted my post then banned me for a couple of months. I had to request re-enrollment!

Later, when the format changed just a few years ago and in my impatience to get on GW, I opened another account. I didn't want to take the chance that they would barricade the doors on me again! Anyway ... that's all beside the point of Keen's Good Work!

ヅ Steve

Thanks! I'll try to take some photos! Especially of the colorful pods! Like the yellow podded snow peas!

Here is a few multipost updates!

May 29th update.

[img]https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1749/42439104241_5f08e56d9f_z.jpg[/img]

An overview of the pea plot. My what a lot of peas!

[url=https://flic.kr/p/27EbJqT][img]https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1759/42438953851_f9c28c6e21_z.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/27EbJqT]Today's peas[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57674169@N04/]Andrew Barney[/url], on Flickr

A VERY NICE looking purple snow pea from @templeton. I believe this is Heather, which is tall and the earliest to flower from templeton's peas. From the looks of this early purple pod this already looks to be a winner! And i'm already impressed. My personal row of "purples" which i think will mostly be a mix of Dan Quickert's Midnight Snow, and some Kapuler Sugar Magnolia's, have not yet flowered. But i hope you don't mind T if i am putting them to a bit of a purple snow pea competition this year. ;)

[url=https://flic.kr/p/KwhNg9][img]https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1753/28566113318_558e883b11_z.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/KwhNg9]Today's peas[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57674169@N04/]Andrew Barney[/url], on Flickr

Here is my surprise purple pod on the very tall Purple Passion F2/F3 hybrid. It looks a bit like a sugar magnolia pod...

[url=https://flic.kr/p/26yio1s][img]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/881/41715995194_009c0683c5_z.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/26yio1s]Today's peas[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57674169@N04/]Andrew Barney[/url], on Flickr

A tall hybrid with faint purple pods in the dwarf orange-pod stand.

[url=https://flic.kr/p/26yi3Z1][img]https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1748/41715931194_f731ed1147_z.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/26yi3Z1]Today's peas[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57674169@N04/]Andrew Barney[/url], on Flickr

a nice red pod, with the thin snap pod shape i don't like (what carol deppe calls a half-snap). Still, very good red color. Almost maroon without the sun to shine through.

[url=https://flic.kr/p/24UrM6S][img]https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1757/40631250160_38a371deea_z.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/24UrM6S]Today's peas[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57674169@N04/]Andrew Barney[/url], on Flickr

A nice yellow, partially red snow looking pea in the "sweet yellows" stand. This one has good potential. And given the partial red color, i suspect this is a backcross between the thin red snap and a yellow snow pea. By backcrossing red pods to either yellow or purple pods it can greatly speed up breeding of red pods. In my case, i have a good red "half-snap" but i don't like it's pod shape so i'm more after a red snow or a better shaped red snap.

[url=https://flic.kr/p/24UrWxC][img]https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1746/40631281930_59884fdbe4_z.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/24UrWxC]Today's peas[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57674169@N04/]Andrew Barney[/url], on Flickr

The fully yellow "half-snap" that segregated out in the red snap row.

Edit: @templeton, p.s. we had a heavy rain storm with hail yesterday. Joni's Taxi and Heather were most affected by getting some droopy leaves that almost looks like sun scald and crispy leaves that curl. But i think it's hail damage. The only other pea i noticed affected was "Large Podded". Most of the others, and the watermelons took it like champs.

I wonder if that is because your varieties are bred for Australian climate and just don't have "hail resistance" or what. Or alternatively if the best snow peas with lack of fibre in the pod Also means more tender leaves more prone to leaf damage. That's actually what I'm thinking.

But that also might mean yours have superior ppvv melt-in-your-mouth snow pea genetics. I'll have to taste test and see if i see a correlation.

July 1st.

https://www.flickr.com/gp/57674169@N04/27d48h

[url=https://flic.kr/p/27FaB19][img]https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1726/42450050252_b76d15bd84_k.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/27FaB19]Andrew's Peas, June 1st. Loveland, Colorado.[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57674169@N04/]Andrew Barney[/url], on Flickr

[url=https://flic.kr/p/24ZYsL3][img]https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1732/40693819410_de3b45fa10_k.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/24ZYsL3]Andrew's Peas, June 1st. Loveland, Colorado.[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57674169@N04/]Andrew Barney[/url], on Flickr

[url=https://flic.kr/p/27KKdTk][img]https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1746/42501875641_07384b0eac_k.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/27KKdTk]Andrew's Peas, June 1st. Loveland, Colorado.[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57674169@N04/]Andrew Barney[/url], on Flickr

[url=https://flic.kr/p/26nY5WX][img]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/881/41599065715_acf8234999_k.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/26nY5WX]Andrew's Peas, June 1st. Loveland, Colorado.[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57674169@N04/]Andrew Barney[/url], on Flickr

[url=https://flic.kr/p/J6DCc6][img]https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1755/27630907627_fb820f6cfb_k.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/J6DCc6]Andrew's Peas, June 1st. Loveland, Colorado.[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57674169@N04/]Andrew Barney[/url], on Flickr

[url=https://flic.kr/p/27FbrL5][img]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/881/42450214272_f05ab30e46_k.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/27FbrL5]Andrew's Peas, June 1st. Loveland, Colorado.[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57674169@N04/]Andrew Barney[/url], on Flickr

[url=https://flic.kr/p/J6E4bV][img]https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1747/27630991717_ef9c161092_k.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/J6E4bV]Andrew's Peas, June 1st. Loveland, Colorado.[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57674169@N04/]Andrew Barney[/url], on Flickr

[url=https://flic.kr/p/26DV6Ph][img]https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1731/41779547234_66edbe675c_z.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/26DV6Ph]Andrew's Peas, June 1st. Loveland, Colorado.[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57674169@N04/]Andrew Barney[/url], on Flickr

[url=https://flic.kr/p/24ZZFQh][img]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/894/40694058500_5c6de6be5f_z.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/24ZZFQh]Andrew's Peas, June 1st. Loveland, Colorado.[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57674169@N04/]Andrew Barney[/url], on Flickr

[url=https://flic.kr/p/24ZZWhy][img]https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1740/40694107120_1fbd5ca1b8_z.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/24ZZWhy]Andrew's Peas, June 1st. Loveland, Colorado.[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57674169@N04/]Andrew Barney[/url], on Flickr

[url=https://flic.kr/p/27KLSXe][img]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/886/42502198811_97dda8a48a_z.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/27KLSXe]Andrew's Peas, June 1st. Loveland, Colorado.[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57674169@N04/]Andrew Barney[/url], on Flickr

[url=https://flic.kr/p/27KM2aX][img]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/877/42502226461_5d0a9571b0_z.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/27KM2aX]Andrew's Peas, June 1st. Loveland, Colorado.[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57674169@N04/]Andrew Barney[/url], on Flickr

Report June 10th, 2018.

Mighty Midget Full height 12”. Full pods. Shell.

Orange-Pods full height 15-18”. orange pods can be seen quite brightly.

Red-Snaps height: 34-48”.

NAP 36”. Pods not full yet.

Canoe 22-24”. hyper tendril.

Large Podded Mix 43-48”. Heavy Yellowing leaves. Full pods, VERY TASTY (even when large). #1 taste winner!

Yellows Mix: 44-48”. Yellowing leaves.

Purple Passion F2. 62”

Jupiter 27-34” dark green foliage. Slight fibre.

Delta Dusk. 32” dark green foliage. Slight fibre.

Heather 48-56”. Yellowing foliage. Slight fibre.

Joni’s Taxi, 56” Long Pods. Yellowing foliage. Pods medium soft. Slight fibre but less. Occasional bitter complex to pods.

Midnight Snow Average 60”. 43-63”. Best flavor of the purples. Has inflated pods gene. Decently soft. But pods are no longer deep purple. More a half green-half purple. Yellowing foliage.

Biskopens Hybrids? 36-50” Some have flowered, some have not.

True Mummys? 40-58”. Some have flowered, some have not.

Heavily-Branched. Not much branching. Most have flowered. Pink flowers mostly faded from heat. 39-50”

[url=https://flic.kr/p/25jErFQ][img]https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1734/40905317210_96c4f215bf_z.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/25jErFQ]Peas, june 10th, 2018.[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57674169@N04/]Andrew Barney[/url], on Flickr

Mighty Midget

[url=https://flic.kr/p/25jEvyQ][img]https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1743/40905330260_251939545d_z.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/25jEvyQ]Peas, june 10th, 2018.[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57674169@N04/]Andrew Barney[/url], on Flickr

Orange-Podded

[url=https://flic.kr/p/25jEEnG][img]https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1744/40905359890_22701932ba_z.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/25jEEnG]Peas, june 10th, 2018.[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57674169@N04/]Andrew Barney[/url], on Flickr

Red Snaps

[url=https://flic.kr/p/26H7Jbg][img]https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1744/41815765275_fcac8b44a8_z.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/26H7Jbg]Peas, june 10th, 2018.[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57674169@N04/]Andrew Barney[/url], on Flickr

Red Snaps

[url=https://flic.kr/p/KWCRxq][img]https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1752/28841622498_846fb683c0_z.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/KWCRxq]Peas, june 10th, 2018.[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57674169@N04/]Andrew Barney[/url], on Flickr

Red Snaps

[url=https://flic.kr/p/KWDPQA][img]https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1725/28841811878_92795ed5e8_z.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/KWDPQA]Peas, june 10th, 2018.[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57674169@N04/]Andrew Barney[/url], on Flickr

Large Podded

[url=https://flic.kr/p/KWG2d1][img]https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1758/28842240348_c8829dc3f6_z.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/KWG2d1]Peas, june 10th, 2018.[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57674169@N04/]Andrew Barney[/url], on Flickr

Large Podded

[url=https://flic.kr/p/281jZX9][img]https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1737/42666896882_8653a63323_z.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/281jZX9]Peas, june 10th, 2018.[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57674169@N04/]Andrew Barney[/url], on Flickr

Jupiter (I think)

[url=https://flic.kr/p/26Zcib9][img]https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1757/41997720664_8418320f7a_z.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/26Zcib9]Peas, june 10th, 2018.[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57674169@N04/]Andrew Barney[/url], on Flickr

Delta Dusk (I think)

[url=https://flic.kr/p/285DZEx][img]https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1745/42715869031_c84869a742_z.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/285DZEx]Peas, june 10th, 2018.[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57674169@N04/]Andrew Barney[/url], on Flickr

Heather

[url=https://flic.kr/p/JqL2SB][img]https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1723/27847171387_60659a3fe1_z.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/JqL2SB]Peas, june 10th, 2018.[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57674169@N04/]Andrew Barney[/url], on Flickr

Another Heather, i think from the other side.

[url=https://flic.kr/p/25jHK3N][img]https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1750/40905960950_ce9dcf4d36_z.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/25jHK3N]Peas, june 10th, 2018.[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57674169@N04/]Andrew Barney[/url], on Flickr

Joni's Taxi.

[url=https://flic.kr/p/KWG7f5][img]https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1740/28842257288_c55d902d7f_z.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/KWG7f5]Peas, june 10th, 2018.[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57674169@N04/]Andrew Barney[/url], on Flickr

Joni's Taxi.

[url=https://flic.kr/p/285F87K][img]https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1722/42716089211_0bc251ea42_z.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/285F87K]Peas, june 10th, 2018.[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57674169@N04/]Andrew Barney[/url], on Flickr

Joni's Taxi.

[url=https://flic.kr/p/26HDvCZ][img]https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1735/41821771565_98861d3a5e_z.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/26HDvCZ]20180610_101442[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57674169@N04/]Andrew Barney[/url], on Flickr

Midnight Snow (there may be a Sugar Magnolia mixed in)

[url=https://flic.kr/p/JrgjnT][img]https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1731/27852885157_e274da4696_z.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/JrgjnT]20180610_101513[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57674169@N04/]Andrew Barney[/url], on Flickr

Midnight Snow (there may be a Sugar Magnolia mixed in)

[url=https://flic.kr/p/26ZHmFq][img]https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1754/42003585814_1b01513654_z.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/26ZHmFq]20180610_101449[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57674169@N04/]Andrew Barney[/url], on Flickr

Midnight Snow (there may be a Sugar Magnolia mixed in)

[url=https://flic.kr/p/JrgDzF][img]https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1724/27852949757_6ff6386b6b_z.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/JrgDzF]20180610_101431[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57674169@N04/]Andrew Barney[/url], on Flickr

I think this is "Heavily-branched", if it is it is some sort of descendant from Salmon-Flowered. If it is not, it is Salmon-Flowered directly.

Had a Good pea season. Moved into my new apartment. Planted a few peas to try for a fall crop. They included Fast Growing, Early Flowering, Yellow x Orange pod F1s, Orange Hybrids (F2), Yellow Podded, Red Snap, Nap Gene, and Cochleata (the other potential trait to have open flowers).