St. Hubert’s pea
$4.00
(Pisum sativum)
5’/1.6 m tall. An old French-Canadian pea with small, round, green seed. The ancestors of this pea were brought to the St. Lawrence valley in Quebec by settlers 300 or more years ago. Apparently a favourite for hunters, who used it for soup; its name is a reference to St. Hubertus, who, legend has it, was hunting a stag on Good Friday in 684 when he had a vision which led him to become a priest, and later Bishop of Liege. He remains the patron saint of hunters, archers, and forest-dwellers. His feast day is November 3rd, an excellent time of year, around here, for hot pea soup. 110 days to maturity. 50 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 (if gardening in rows) or in rows every 8″ (if planting a field). Trellis if necessary with twine or netting. Harvest dry peas when pods and vines are turning brown and dry and seeds can no longer be dented with a fingernail.