Pisum Sativum 'Tom Thumb'
Pea 'Tom Thumb'
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. The wrinkled seeded being the later type, being second early and main crop. 'Tom Thumb' is a dwarf variety of shelling pea. Plants are able to withstand hard frost. At 8" tall ideal for containers, and needing no support.
Contributed by @uaskigyrl
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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 'Tom Thumb'
Latin name
Pisum Sativum 'Tom Thumb'
type
Vegetable
family
Fabaceae
ph
7.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
0.20 M
0.30 M
Pisum Sativum 'Tom Thumb'
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. The wrinkled seeded being the later type, being second early and main crop. 'Tom Thumb' is a dwarf variety of shelling pea. Plants are able to withstand hard frost. At 8" tall ideal for containers, and needing no support.
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.