Choose This Attractive Annual Mange-tout Plant To Give Vertical Interest To Your Garden Vegetable Patch Or Allotment.you Can Harvest The Delicious Sweet Pods From August & Into September. Alternatively You Can Leave The Pods On The Plants For Ornamental Interest; The Rich violet Pods Complementing The Green Stems Perfectly.being A Leguminous Plant, Mange-tout Shiraz Will Naturally Introduce Nitrogen-rich Compounds Into The Soil. This Is Great For Leafy Crops Such As Brassicas, Grown In The Soil The Following Season.the Rich-violet Pods Lose Colour When Steamed But Not Their Sweetness. Consider Harvesting Mange-tout Pea Shiraz & Using Raw For Salads Or Steamed To Accompany Tasty Fish Dishes.