Seeds - Pea (Shelling), Blue Shelling OG (SGH)

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Description: A Dutch heirloom that can be harvested young and used as a snow pea or left to grow as a shell pea. The pretty purple flowers are edible. Tall, vining plants require trellising. An heirloom dating back hundreds of years.

    Pack Size: 50 seeds
      Latin Name: Pisum sativum
      Alternative Names:
      Main Uses: Culinary
      Days to Maturity:  80 days

      Zone Hardiness: Annual
      Exposure: Full sun
      Height: Vines up to 6'
      Seed Source: Certified Organic

      Germination: 3 - 7 days at 15 - 18°C.
      Sowing: Indoors: For windowsill peas, sow March to April. Apply Sea Magic from first watering. Fertilize regularly with an all-purpose organic fertilizer.
      Outdoors: Sow seeds as soon as the soil can be worked. The ideal soil temperature is 15º C.
      Seed Depth: 2.5 - 5 cm (1 - 2”)
      Seed Spacing: Sow seeds 1” to 1 1/2” apart in rows 8 - 12” apart. No need for thinning as pea plants like to be crowded.

      Growing in Containers: Not well-suited for most containers due to height, but works well in raised beds.

      Growing in Mixed Planters: Not well-suited for mixed planters.

      Fertilizing (Garden): Plant in a garden bed amended with compost. No additional fertilizer is required.

      Watering (Garden): Water new transplants regularly to establish roots. Once established, water deeply as required.

      Garden Companions:
      Vegetable Companions: Beans, Carrot, Chives,  Celery, Corn, Cucumber,  Eggplant, Lettuce, Parsley, Radish, Spinach, Tomato, Turnip, Strawberry, Sweet Pepper, Turnips
      Flowering Companions: Marigold, Pansy, Petunia, Sweet Alyssum, and Calendula

      Notes: There are three types of peas - shell, snow and snap. Shell peas, like the name suggests, are shelled prior to eating. Snow peas have tender, sweet pods which are harvested when the peas are still small. Snap peas have succulent pods and are harvested and eaten whole once the peas have become plump.

      Note: Peas require a trellis or netting.

      Suitability for indoors: Dwarf varieties may be grown on the windowsill in spring.

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