Sweetpeas

Question

My wife insists that her sweetpeas have produced pea pods without having produced flowers. I told her that that is not possible.

Before I divorce her I thought I hd better check to see if there was some variety or some condition that causes tiny, not noticeable flowers.

Answer 1

This would be physically impossible, as this is where the pods come from. I could see a situation where it produced insignificant flowers, or possibly self pollinated before they opened fully. But to answer your question: You must have flowers to have pods.

Here is an article for how to properly harvest the seeds: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/sweet-pea/collecting-sweet-pea-seeds.htm