Binyang Sweet Peas

Binyang Sweet Peas

　　    The sweet peas produced in Binyang County are a new variety that was successfully introduced from the United States in 1988 and subsequently promoted. Their cultivation is mainly concentrated in three towns — Wuling, Zhonghua, and Gula — where the land is fertile and water conditions are favorable. A small amount is also grown in other towns. In 1992, the county utilized 15,000 mu of winter fallow farmland to grow sweet peas, yielding a total output of 11,300 tons. In 1994, the planting area reached 50,200 mu, with a total output of 35,200 tons.

         As a vegetable, Binyang sweet peas are highly favored by merchants for their crisp texture, plumpness, uniform pod size, and freedom from insect damage. Around the Spring Festival each year, canned food manufacturers from Nanning and Beihai come to the area for fixed-point purchases, leaving with full loads.