Picked young, the fleshy pods can be treated like French beans, cooked and served whole. Older pods should be stringed, but still cooked whole. Try serving the pods raw in a salad. A most worthwhile and versatile pea. Hardy annual.

How to Sow Seeds

Method: Sow in flat trenches 15cm wide, and 5cm deep.
Spacing: Where more than one row of peas is required, allow 90cm between rows.Provide a trellis for the peas to climbProtect from birds with netting or black cotton during the early stages of growth.
Germination: Gardeners advise using sticks or twigs to support the crop as this will make picking easier and improve yields.Seedlings emerge 7-10 days.
Growing notes: Plant seeds into dark, damp well-prepared soil in a zig-zag fashion along the middle of the trench, allowing 7.5cm between them. Fill trenches with soil and gently firm down. Keep well watered once germinated.

Growing Needs

Water: Keep well watered once germinated
Support: Where more than one row of peas is required, allow 90cm between rows.Provide a trellis for the peas to climbProtect from birds with netting or black cotton during the early stages of growth

Plant Characteristics

Plant type: Hardy annual
Uses: Try serving the pods raw in a salad