Pea ‘Hurst Green Shaft’
Pisum sativum · Vegetable · No. 14
- Sow under cover
- —
- Sow outdoors
- Mar–Jun
- Harvest
- Jun–Sep
- Germination
- 7–14 days
- Spacing
- 8 cm in the row, 60 cm between rows
- Days to harvest
- 70–90 from sowing
- Sun
- Sun or part shade
- Seed saving
- Easy
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoors | March | April | May | June | ||||||||
| Harvest | June | July | August | September |
Notes
Maincrop pea, 75 cm, needs netting or twigs. Leave the last pods on the plant until brown and papery.
Saving seed · Easy
Self-pollinating annual. Seed ripens the same season. Keep 3 m from other varieties of the same plant.
- Mark two or three healthy plants early.
- Leave the fruit, pod or head to ripen fully on the plant.
- Dry the seed 7–14 days on paper, out of direct sun.