There must be more than one kind of pink eye purple hull peas. The ones we always planted turn really dark purple when they are ready to pick, but this year we had a different pea. It turned pink/purple looking, like it needed another 2-3 days to fully turn, but if you didn't pick it then, it was dry in another couple of days. Never did completely turn purple. We lost the first small picking, because we thought they needed another couple days to finish turning. The peas look the same and taste the same, but the hulls don't.
We usually plant Contender Snap beans, but when we cant get the seed, we plant the Blue Lake. Both are good.
I also need to add that I hate picking any kind of bush butter beans. It can come a heavy dew and the dang things will bloom again and again and again. Frost and a disc are the only way to get rid of them. But, they do taste good.
