Bishkopens Gråært pea
$4.00
(Pisum sativum)
Also called “Swedish Red” or “Bishop’s Grey” pea. Tall, 6-7’/2-2.3 m vines need serious trellising. Pink flowers are followed by unusually thin-walled pods which shrink around the large, dark red peas as they dry. 120 days to maturity. 40 seeds/packet.
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Plant as soon as ground can be worked. Sow 1” deep and 2” apart, in a double row 8” wide. Trellis if necessary with twine or netting; can’t hang on to poles. Pick green shelling peas regularly to increase yields; pick dry peas when vines are drying down and seeds can no longer be dented with a fingernail. For fall planting, plant 6-8 weeks before first frost.