Our new Soup of the Month is a wonderfully light, smooth and refreshing soup headed up by our summer hero - the rich green pea - combined with crisp iceberg lettuce; mint and tangy sorrel. So, in an attempt to remind ourselves it really is summer, we’re celebrating all things pea!

Many of you will be growing peas this year, either in your gardens or allotments so we thought we would share a few words of wisdom with you about our friend, the humble pea!

Regular picking is essential for a truly fresh pea and peas at the bottom of a plant will normally be ready first, so start there and work up! They taste better when they are picked early [when fully grown they go hard and lose that wonderful sweet taste]. Harvesting them early encourages them to produce more. When the plant has stopped producing a crop, cut off the stems at ground level and allow the roots to rot down. This releases nitrogen into the soil for the next crop to use!

If you’ve had any success growing peas this year, why not let us know or send us some photos… we would love to hear from you!