Description Very sweet and delicious with wonderful eating quality, high yields and large harvests. Vines grow to 30" and yield 3.5" pods filled with 6-7 medium sized peas. Tasty right off the vine and perfect for freezing. Holds well after harvest. How to Grow Peas are a cool weather crop and can be sown from early April through to mid-May when the soil temperature is between 10-16 degrees Celsius. Fall crops are possible in hardiness zones 6 & 7. Sow in double rows spaced 10" with the seed 2.5" apart within the row and 1/2-1" deep. Space each set of double rows 2.5' apart. Peas can also be sown in blocks 48" square with the seeds spaced 2.5" apart within the block. Sow successive crops 10-14 days apart for extended harvests. Keep the soil evenly moist during the germination period or emergence will be spotty. You can stake or support row planted bush varieties for easier picking - climbing varieties definitely need to be supported. Avoid the use of high nitrogen fertilizers. Once flowering starts, it is important to keep the plants well watered to produce a good harvest. As the pods mature, pick daily to enjoy their peak flavour and to encourage more pods to form. Careful cultivation between rows is recommended to increase harvest yield. Removing clover an
