Pea - Oregon Sugar Pod

Pea – Oregon Sugar Pod

$4.50

This popular pea produces large, fleshy double pods with a deliciously sweet flavour. Pick them young while they are tender and stringless – perfect for steaming and adding to stir fries. Easy to grow, non-climbing dwarf vines grow to 76 cm (30″) tall and hold their pods up for easy picking. The mild-flavoured broad pods are 10-13 cm (4-5″) long, and frequently set in doubles. Produces heavy yields over a long period and shows good resistance to mildew.

Available only as seed. 15g +/-50 seeds per packet.
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Description

Botanical name
Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon ‘Oregon Sugar Pod’

Family
Fabaceae

Spacing
8 plants in two rows of four in front of a trellis.

Depth
Plant seeds 2.5 cm (1″) deep.

Requirements
Best in full sun, but can handle some shade. pH around 6-6.5.

Germination
Seeds will sprout in 5-10 days.

Pests
Keep an eye out for slugs and aphids. Pick off and destroy slugs; aphids can be sprayed off with a strong jet of water.

Timing
Direct sow as soon as the soil can be worked as these plants prefer cool weather.

Growing
Just plant seeds and let vines climb up the trellis. Keep free of debris to keep slugs away. Snip off bottom leaves for the same reason.

Harvest
70 days

Season
Cool, annual

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