Peas.

[melv16]

What variety of peas do farmers grow? They seem to grow them without any plant supports, which, as an allotment gardener appeals to me. 

[Tilly2]

Birds Eye! 😂

[Tilly2]

Sugar Ann - Sweet little peas grow on bushy, compact plants and are ready in just 55 days!

Sugar Snap - The classic, original snap pea. 5-6 foot vines yield lots of crunchy sweet peas in 66 days.

Sugar Daddy - You can have whatever you like, as long as it’s heavy yields of big, crunchy sweet snap peas borne at the top of conveniently-sized 2-3 foot tall plants.

Sugar Magnolia - Bright purple snap peas! Beautiful and delicious.

 

[Tilly2]

https://sowtrueseed.com/blogs/gardening/types-of-peas#:~:text=The%20Three%20Kinds%20of%20Peas,snow%20peas%2C%20and%20shelling%20peas.

[melv16]

Thanks for the reply,  tilly.  You seem quite the expert on peas😁

[DTCwordfan]

Tilly farms 300 acres of them.

[Buenchico]

This might be relevant:
https://dengarden.com/gardening/growing-peas-without-trellis

[DTCwordfan]

what happened to peaspeculiar?

[Old_Geezer]

Have to admit I'm less keen on sweet varieties of pea. It's supposed to be a vegetable not a dessert. Are less sweet varieties available ?

Tried growing peas last year. They grew a few inches then they decided on suicide.