PEA - ALDERMAN, climbing

PEA - ALDERMAN, climbing

Pissum sativa

Alderman is a prolific producer of long straight pods with 7-10 good sized sweet tasting peas. The plants grow 1.8-2.5m tall. A Heritage variety since the days of Queen Victoria and still grown by Prince Charles. The peas are excellent for bottling and also drying and freezing. Compare this variety to your usual preferred one and test them.

Peas should be planted in soil with high organic levels where possible but they do not need high levels of Nitrogen which they can get from the air and fix in root nodules. Plant from Jan-Nov in Cold areas, from Feb-Sept in Temperate areas and from Mar-July in Subtropical and Tropical areas. Plant the seed 2-4cm deep, quite thickly, in rows 35-75cm apart and provide strong trellessing for support of climbing varieties. Pick when small for the best tasting peas and in order to promote greater yields.

QTY 100 seeds

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