How To Grow Peas
P . . . is for Peas
… naturally! … and for a few reasons why the best peas I ever ate in my life were, in truth, the best peas I ever ate in my life.
Every good cook . . . agrees on three things about these delicate messengers to our palates from the kind Earth-mother: they must be very green, they must be freshly gathered, and they must be shelled at the very last second of the very last minute.
Courtesy of An Alphabet For Gourmets, originally published in 1949
Hurst Green Shaft Peas
Hurst Green Shaft Peas
Hurst Green Shaft Peas
These peas from Mr. Fothergill's have a superb sweet flavour. Vigorous and reliable, they grow to approx. 75cm / 30in in height. Sow outdoors, March-June where they are to crop.
Kelvedon Wonder Peas
Hurst Green Shaft Peas
Hurst Green Shaft Peas
These maincrop peas from Mr Fothergill's are a prolific cropper producing masses of dark green, well-filled pods. Grows to 45 cm / 18 in height. Sow outdoors, March-June.
Meteor Peas
Hurst Green Shaft Peas
Meteor Peas
These very hardy dwarf pea variety crop well even in exposed situations. Grows up to 60 cm / 24in in height. Sow outdoors, October-November or January-March.
Elho Green Basics Plant Labels
Elho Green Basics Plant Labels
Elho Green Basics Plant Labels
With plenty of room on these labels to write down all details of your peas, including the planting date, with a permanent marker.
100% recycled.
Slate Plant Labels
Elho Green Basics Plant Labels
Elho Green Basics Plant Labels
These durable slate plant labels are the stylish way to identify your plants in your kitchen garden, greenhouse or allotment.
Best used with a white chalk or waterproof marker.
Wooden Plant Labels
Elho Green Basics Plant Labels
Wooden Plant Labels
This set is a good mix of wooden plant labels, including straight labels, T-shaped labels and small pins which are perfect for seed trays.
Gets you organised for growing season.
Pea and Bean Frame
Garden Maypole Plant Support
Garden Maypole Plant Support
An easy and effective way to support peas, beans, sweet peas or other climbing plants in your kitchen garden.
Made from bamboo canes, the frame has been preserved naturally and treated with Tung oil to enhance its appearance and durability.
This self-assembly kit includes:
bamboo canes, flexible joints, strong polyethylene netting, galvanised steel ground pegs.
Garden Maypole Plant Support
Garden Maypole Plant Support
Garden Maypole Plant Support
This Victorian-style garden maypole not only adds character and charm to your kitchen garden, it is also an effective support for peas, beans, sweet peas etc.
Just over 6ft tall, this robust metal maypole works by plants growing up the strings, which pulls the strings tighter for extra rigidity and strength.
The resulting cone makes your plants easy to reach from any angle and encourages even growth on all sides.
Elegance Pea & Bean Hoops
Garden Maypole Plant Support
Elegance Pea & Bean Hoops
Both pretty and practical these pea and bean hoops are crafted from solid steel for ultimate strength and rust prevention.
With a rustic finish these hoops have been pre-aged to give an authentic rust effect that blends beautifully into your garden.
The finish is like any natural rusted metal and care should be taken initially as the rust may transfer onto clothes and furnishings.