Pea Oregon Sugar Pod seeds
by Kings Seeds
Original price
£2.90
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Original price
£2.90
Original price
£2.90
£2.90
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£2.90
Current price
£2.90
Description
Oregon Sugar Pod is a tall growing mangetout type producing really large broad flat pods. For the sweetest flavor, pick when the peas are just forming in the pod. The plant will grow to a height of 100cm.
Many young people today have never seen a pea-pod and only recognise peas if they come out of a plastic bag! We think this is a sad state of affairs because when grown fresh, peas are a totally different vegetable to those that are frozen. To get the sweetest flavor, peas are best cooked when picked young and cooked within 30 minutes of harvest, before the sugar has turned to starch
Seed Count - 250
When to sow
April to June
Where to sow
Spread seed evenly in a flat bottom drill 5cm (2") deep and 10cm (4") wide. Space rows 45cm (15") apart.
What to do next
Space seeds 5cm (2in) apart throughout the drill allowing 60cm (24in) between the drills, then cover over with soil and gently tamp down with the back of a rake. It is advisable to give some net protection against birds, once seedlings start to grow , then add some net support for plants to climb and hold the crop. Alternatively very early spring sowings can be made in February or March into a length of plastic gutter or modular cells under glass and then planted out against wires. Slide contents of gutter into a shallow drill made in the plot or space modular plants 10-15cm(4-6in) apart once hardened off.
Maturity