FREE: 30 common English Pea seeds, organically grown, fresh harvest 06/23

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Here you can get 30 common English Pea seeds. Although it is said that this kind is grown for the shelled peas, there are three ways to harvest them:

1) Let them grow about 6 inches tall and snip off the green shoots. They make excellent additions to stir fries or salads. Wonderful taste!

2) Harvest young pods: when they are flat. These will make great additions to stirfries, salads and soups

3) Let them grow a little longer and shell the peas.

Peas are cool season loving crops. I am in zone 7 and grow them after August 15 for a fall crop. They take about 65 days for the shelled peas to harvest. Otherwise start them in early spring.

Select a sunny location and well-draining soil. Although peas can grow in part shade, they won’t be as sweet or productive as those grown in full sun. Prepare the soil, preferably in the fall, mixing in aged manure and/or compost, and much well. Peas like well-draining soil.

When to Plant Peas
Sow seeds 4 to 6 weeks before the last spring frost date when the soil is cool, or when it is at the desired temperature: Peas planted in cold (40°F) soil will germinate slowly; peas planted in soil that is at least 60°F (but not more than 85°F) will catch up.

Snow will not hurt emerging pea plants, but several days with temperatures in the teens might. Be prepared to plant again, if the first peas don’t make it.

A second round of peas can be planted in the late summer or early fall, approximately 6 to 8 weeks before your first fall frost date.

Pea roots, like those of other legumes, fix nitrogen in the soil, making it available for other plants.

In terms of fertilizer, peas need phosphorus and potassium, but excess nitrogen will encourage foliage growth instead of flowers or pods. Learn more about soil amendments.

These peas can reach 18 to 30 inches tall and will benefit from support. .