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Shelling peas

Name: Shelling peas
Brand: Norseco
SKU: NOR-69-7825-501
Price: 3.49 CAD
Availability: InStock

Latin name Peas

Quantity per packet About 100 seeds

Product information

Bulb
identification

Latin namePeas

FamilyFabaceae

CycleAnnual

Bulb typeVegetable

Quantity per packAbout 100 seeds

Product
description

Shelling peas are a garden classic, prized for their incomparable freshness, natural sweetness, and their ability to kick off the harvest season with abundance. This early variety stands out for its excellent productivity, forming 1 to 2 pods per node, each containing 7 to 8 tender and flavorful peas. Well-suited to cool climates, they excel in both early spring sowings and late summer crops for autumn harvests, thus offering two privileged moments to the attentive gardener. Their vigorous growth and neat habit bring a light and nourishing presence to vegetable beds, where they easily fit in among other seasonal vegetables. In addition to their culinary appeal, they contribute to the garden's richness as legumes, making them valuable allies in a balanced rotation. Harvested at the right time, the pods offer sweet, tender, and flavorful peas, perfect for eating fresh, steamed, or incorporated into a wide variety of dishes. Easy to grow in well-drained soil and moderate temperatures, they provide quick satisfaction and simple, almost timeless pleasure. It's a reliable, flavorful, and productive crop, ideal for those who want to harvest a nutritious and delicious vegetable early and for a long time.

Garden
placement

Where to plant Fresh, steamed, cooked dishes, spring harvest, fall harvest

Planting
and care

ExposureSun to partial shade

Planting periodApril to May and August

Planting depth2 to 3 cm (0.8 to 1.2 in)

Rooting temperature10 to 21 °C (50 to 70 °F)

WateringRegular

Soil typeWell-drained and slightly sandy

Container
growing

true

Bloom,
harvest
and garden

Bloom periodMay to June

Harvest53 days after sowing

Companion plantsCarrot, cucumber, lettuce, radish, spinach

Plants to avoidGarlic, onion, bell pepper

Size
and growth

Height45 to 60 cm (18 to 24 in)

Spread4 to 6 in (10 to 15 cm)

Rooting / establishment7 to 14 days

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