Replacement for Minnuette peas? « Thread Started on Nov 6, 2009, 10:55pm »
I am just wondering what some opinions are on different yellow peas varieties that would be a suitable replacement for minnuettes, or if a person can still but new minnuette seed? We have been raising minnuettes for a few years but our seed is getting old and we need to make a change. We like everything about the minnuettes-standability, small seed size, etc. We insist on yellow peas and prefer the smaller seeded varieties. Any and all opinions will be greatly appreciated! TIA
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Re: Replacement for Minnuette peas? « Reply #1 on Nov 7, 2009, 8:24am »
Looking at the AB seed guide, Minuets don't stand so great (rated at 4.9), so do you want peas that stand well or that stand poor?
CDC Prosper has a small seed size, but is probably not available for next year yet. For standablity, our Admirals are better than the Goldens, but the Goldens have more yield potential and are a little smaller seed size. The Goldens only seem to go down when they are in a low spot with excess moisture. And thats not usually an issue.
Don probably has some ideas as well since he grows a couple of the newer varieties.
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Re: Replacement for Minnuette peas? « Reply #2 on Nov 7, 2009, 9:16am »
Curious why you're looking at small-seeded varieties?
We grew Golden one year and were not impressed - our wetter climate meant they lodged like a 120bu oats - flat on the ground. We grew another variety - they were large seeded - but stood like flax...
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Re: Replacement for Minnuette peas? « Reply #3 on Nov 7, 2009, 10:10am »
Not really Andy, I only grew Meadows this year. But since I have seed for them they are The best thing since sliced bread Head and shoulders above the "others" The only pea to grow Or ... They're pretty much similar to other varieties if they have been released in the last few years. Yield wise peas don't seem to be much different between them. There are suttle differences of course in disease packages, stand ability, and yes, yield but nothing like the differences in other types of crops. In my area anyway. IMO.
Should be but a lot of farmers when asked seeding rate just say, oh about 3 bushel. So while seed rates should be adjusted for seed size they often aren't.
The name of those escaped me this morning... then it came to me.
We grew Cromas.
Those were nice, pinkish-yellow peas; plump; perfectly round, and super-easy to get a clean sample. I recall you had to be gentle at harvest so as not to split them, but other than that they were great.
Funny thing, my neighbour hated me for growing them. They always got mildew, so we ended up spraying them with a 2gal of liquid S + 5gal of water / acre to keep them clean.
Goldens seem to have held together better in the combine, and they were mildew resistant. OTH, they stained very easily in fall, and we never got close to the yield as we did with Croma.
I need to start looking for pea seed again... hoping we can still get Croma
We used to seed at 3.5bu/ac to get the required plant pop.
Re: Replacement for Minnuette peas? « Reply #8 on Nov 7, 2009, 11:22pm »
Thanks for all the replies! The reason we like the smaller seeded varieties is just as stated, we can get a higher plant population without seeding more pounds per acre. We have raised croma's in the past as well, they were actually the first yellow peas that we raised. They did stand very well and the yield potential seemed equal to anything else we raised but we quit them because of the large seed size. The minnuettes are alot smaller and it is a lot easier to keep from damaging them during harvest, the cromas seemed to split easier, which I guess would be expected with a larger seed. Thanks again!
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