Pisum Sativum 'Hurst Greenshaft'
Pea 'Hurst Greenshaft'
Peas are an easy crop to grow, very productive, and if planted in succession give pickings from mid to late summer. There are two main types of pea, dwarf and climbing, the later needing supports. In addition round seeded peas tend to be the hardy varieties and are the early peas; wrinkled seeded being the later type, being second early and main crop. Pea 'Hurst Greenshaft' is is a second early or maincrop, wrinkle-seded variety that bears heavy crops with a good, sweet flavour. It is resistant to both mildew and fusarium wilt andfreezes well. Pods are around 11cm (4½in) long, with around 9 - 11 peas in each pod.Growing to a height of around 70cm (28 to 30in),
Contributed by @leno
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Pea 'Hurst Greenshaft'
Latin name
Pisum Sativum 'Hurst Greenshaft'
type
Vegetable
family
Fabaceae
ph
7.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
Pisum Sativum 'Hurst Greenshaft'
Peas are an easy crop to grow, very productive, and if planted in succession give pickings from mid to late summer. There are two main types of pea, dwarf and climbing, the later needing supports. In addition round seeded peas tend to be the hardy varieties and are the early peas; wrinkled seeded being the later type, being second early and main crop. Pea 'Hurst Greenshaft' is is a second early or maincrop, wrinkle-seded variety that bears heavy crops with a good, sweet flavour. It is resistant to both mildew and fusarium wilt andfreezes well. Pods are around 11cm (4½in) long, with around 9 - 11 peas in each pod.Growing to a height of around 70cm (28 to 30in),
Planting outdoors in spring
From Mid Spring TO Mid Summer
Plant container grown peas in mid Spring in triple rows about 4" between seedlings. Don't let them dry out.
Propagation by seed
From Early Spring TO Early Summer
Early round seeded peas can be sown in early Spring; and wrinkle seeded, second early or main crop varieties are best sown in mid Spring, when the ground has warmed a little. Sow in shallow trench about 2" deep and 10" wide sprinkle seed in the bottom to end up about 4" apart.