Peas
One of the most rewarding and common garden crops around.
Peas
prefer cool weather and soil for germination and growing, and can be
planted early Spring or Fall for a second crop. Shell
peas are varieties where you allow the pods to swell and peas to
partially develop. Pods are popped open and fresh peas are
"shelled" out for fresh eating or freezing. Snow peas are
harvested before the pods start to swell and the whole pod is eaten.
Snap
peas are the best of both worlds, where the pod and peas swell, but the
pod becomes thick and juicy and the whole thing is edible.
We're really happy to introduce a solution for those of you who long
for something green year-round: pea shoots! They're super
easy to grow, oh-so-gourmet, and chefs...well, anyone really, love
them. We've included step-by-step instructions (with pics!) for
you to download. Seed comes from our newest member to the Hope
Seeds grower network, Mark and Sally Bernard of Barnyard Organics in
Freetown, PEI.
Plant peas 1-2" deep, 2-4" apart. Space rows 12-18" apart for
dwarf (non-staking) varieties, 4-6' apart for climbers (I plant double
rows for climbers so peas grow up both sides of the fence).
Get
them in quick, and once harvest starts, the more you pick the more
vines will set flowers and pods.
NEW! PEA SHOOTS - Field peas
Certified Organic
 12-14 days.
It’s easy to have greens all year round by growing pea
shoots! Kinda like alfalfa sprouts, but these guys are grown in
trays of soil, and young growth is cut just above the soil line within
just 12-14 days of planting. Bright green colour (full o’
vitamins), crisp juicy texture, and mouthwatering fresh pea flavour
will make your yearning for Spring melt by the mid-Winter fire.
Top your sandwiches, spruce up salads, pep up pasta, anything
goes! Gourmet chefs LOVE these—great way to keep restaurant
and market clients happy year round. Excellent shelf life.
Day 1: soak peas overnight Day 2: plant peas in tray of soil, water lightly, cover with empty tray Day 5: remove empty tray and expose to light, water lightly as needed Day 10-14: harvest shoots and enjoy! Download FULL GROWING INSTRUCTIONS WITH PICS right here!
Our certified organic field peas come from Mark and Sally Bernard of Barnyard Organics, in Freetown, PEI. Top quality from a young farming family!
115 g dry peas fills 1/2 open seedling tray, yields approx. 150 g shoots.
Product code: 1517-CO
Price: A = $2.75 (115 g) B = $4.50 (454 g / 1 lb) C = $18.00 (5 lb) |
BACK! ALASKA
(Shell)
Certified
Organic
 60 days.
The Alaska pea was an 1887 selection of the
“Earliest of
All” pea, which was first introduced by Laxton’s of
England
in 1881. The new variety was named after the steamship
“Alaska”, which held the transatlantic crossing
record at
that time. The vines grow 24-36” tall and produce
an early
heavy crop of small pods containing 5 to 8 peas each. Peas
are
smooth and round with a blue tint. Fresh Fine Dining
chef, Jeff MacLean was really disappointed when I told him Alaska was a
seed crop and "no...hands off my peas, mister!" during a farm visit
last summer!
Product
code: 1907-CO
Price: A = $3.00
(30g) |
SCHWEIZER REISEN
(Snow)
Certified
Organic
SORRY...Sold out by 25-Mar-2010!
55 days.
The last thing I planted at the little farm in Spring '08 was
a
short row of Schweizer Reisen peas. It was a bit of a warm
snap,
but turned quickly cool for a few more weeks thereafter.
Scheweizer Reisen never even noticed - popping up within 2-3
days, and growing like gangbusters! This strain comes to Hope Seeds
from Mike & Melba Rabinowitz of The Organic
Farm
in Newfoundland. Vines are tall and need staking, flowers are
a
gorgeous purple, and snow pea pods are large and delicately flavoured.
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SUGAR ANN
(Snap)
Certified
Organic
 65 days.
Even though snap peas are my favourite anyways, Sugar Ann is
absolutely lovely! Nice plump peas fill juicy pods on
climbing
vines, and are tasty as a fresh snack, lightly steamed or frozen for
winter eating. Very prolific and keeps on producing the more
you
pick.
Product
code: 1905-CO
Price: A = $3.00
(30g)
B = $8.00 (100g) |
GREEN ARROW
(Shell)
Certified Organic
 64 days.
This one has been around for a while, and has become a
tried-and-true garden standard. Heavy yeilds of 4-5" pods
with
8-11 deep green peas on 32" vines (support recommended).
Great
for fresh eating and freezing.
Product
code: 1901-CO
Price: A = $2.75
(30g)
B = $6.00 (100g) |
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