>> I won't grow the small pea again. To hard to bend over to pick them.
Amen! Plus, they flop over and lay on the soil. Even bush peas need some support, like one or two strings.
I've started collecting "pole" snow pea and snap pea varieties.
Pole Snap & Snow peas:
Carouby de Maussane - 5' vines (also called 'Pisello Rampicante Gigante Svizzero')
'Rembrant' Snow Pea - 4' Vines - Territorial staff favorite
Territorial 'Chinese' Snow Peas - 5' Vines
Golden Sweet Snow Pea Pod - 6' vies - lemon-yellow pods - NOT sweet - from India
'Sugar Snap' - sweetest - 5'-6' Pole
'Super Sugar Snap' - 5'-6' vines - plumper & earlier
