‘Utrillo’ is a shelling pea generally ready for harvest 75 days after sowing. 7 foot tall vines bear 5 inch long pods filled with 8 to 10 dark green peas. Sow in August for a fall crop, or in late […]
Pisum sativum ( Tall Telephone Shelling Pea )
‘Tall Telephone’, also called ‘Alderman’, is a shelling pea generally ready for harvest 120 days after sowing. These 6 to 8 foot tall vines bear large pods which are easy to harvest. Plant bears well and allows for many pickings. […]
Pisum sativum ( Tall Telephone Pea )
‘Alderman’ is one of the more popular shelling pea cultivars. It produces late in the season. Peas are hardy, weak-stemmed, climbing annuals. Custom has it that you can make a wish if you find a pea pod that has nine […]
Pisum sativum ( Tall Marrow Shelling Pea )
‘Tall Marrow’, also known as ‘Knight’s Gigantic’, is an heirloom variety marrowfat pea. The 5 foot tall vines heavily yield long, round pods, each with 6 to 7 peas. This is a late-season or main-season crop. The peas must be […]
Pisum sativum ( Sugar Snap Pea )
‘Sugar Snap’ peas have a long season and nice, fleshy pods. They benefit from a mid-season fertilization. Peas are hardy, weak-stemmed, climbing annuals. Custom has it that you can make a wish if you find a pea pod that has […]
Pisum sativum ( Sugar Daddy Snap Pea )
‘Sugar Daddy’ is a snap pea which is generally ready for harvest 100 days after sowing. 2 foot tall plants bear stringless, dark green pods. Enation resistant. Peas are hardy, weak-stemmed, climbing annuals. Custom has it that you can make […]
Pisum sativum ( Sugar Ann Snap Pea )
‘Sugar Ann’ has compact vines, is self-supporting, and produces pods early in the season. Peas are hardy, weak-stemmed, climbing annuals. Custom has it that you can make a wish if you find a pea pod that has nine or more […]
Pisum sativum ( Risser Sickle Pea )
‘Risser Sickle’ is an heirloom variety. 8 foot long vines have snowy white flowers, and bear 3 inch long pods which curve like the blade of a sickle. Each pod has 6 to 7 peas. Can be eaten raw, early, […]
Pisum sativum ( Prussian Blue Shelling Pea )
‘Prussian Blue’ is an heirloom variety. It thrives in most parts of the U.S., save the Southwest. 3 1/2 foot long vines have white flowers, and produce 2 1/2 inch long pods with 7 or 8 peas each. A good […]
Pisum sativum ( Prince Albert Shelling Pea )
‘Prince Albert’ is an heirloom variety pea, introduced to England in 1842. 6 foot long vines bear 2 1/2 inch long pods, which are stringly when young, but make excellent shelling peas. Peas are hardy, weak-stemmed, climbing annuals. Custom has […]
