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> 'Penelope' Bush Shelling Pea (Organic)
'Penelope' Bush Shelling Pea (Organic)
We carefully select our strain of Penelope sweet peas for high yield and long, full pods. We can't think of any sweet pea that tastes better.
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Growing Information
Pisum sativum
Planting:
Plant earlier than you might think in mid-to-late April, ideally when the forecast shows no rain or snow for a few days and the nighttime temperatures will be above freezing (or at least close). We plant double rows three feet apart with very dense in-row spacing, perhaps 12 seeds per foot. If soil conditions don't permit tilling, peas will do fine with just hoeing the row.
Culture:
We trellis our sweet peas onto 3' high chicken wire (2" mesh) with u-posts no further than 10' apart, and grow one row of peas on each side of the fence, only about 6" apart. Install the trellis at planting time! Harvest should be around the 4th of July if they're planted in late April. You'll be able to pick every two days for about a week and a half, but when the hotter weather sets in, they'll start getting rubbery. Earlier is best!
Seed specifications:
Around 160 seeds per ounce. 8oz will usually seed around 100' using an Earthway seeder.