At a Glance
- Variety:Peas
Produces a delicious crop.
Eat raw, steamed or stir-fried.
A welcome addition to summer salads when cooked and served still warm.
Sowing Time
March – May
Sowing Outdoors
Make a flat bottomed drill 15cm (6in) wide and water it well. Sow about ten seeds per 30cm (12in), spacing them evenly in a zigzag manner. Cover with about 2cm (1in) of soil, and firm it down with the flat edge of a rake. Allow about 60cm (24in) between rows. As seedlings emerge, the shoots are very attractive to birds, but a few little twigs placed over the row will give some protection.
Support
As the peas start to grow, support them with netting or pea sticks. The plants will reach a height of up to 120cm (4ft).
Aftercare
Keep well watered, especially in dry spells.
Harvest
June – August depending on sowing time.
