Pea : Garden : Hurst Green Shaft

Vegetable

• Crops in : 70 Days

Description

Outstanding pod length - 4 to 4½ inches, with 9-11 peas in a pod. Double podded too, Pea Hurst Green Shaft is a super heavy-yielding variety. Only 28 -30 inches tall, with all the pods in the top 10-12 inches - no more backache. A second early, wrinkle seeded variety, which matures in 100 days from sowing. Pea Hurst Green Shaft resists downy mildew and fusarium wilt. And the taste! Has to be eaten to be believed.

Suitable For Freezing

 Customer Rating

Reviews
Hurst greenshaft -pea
Gemma de noronha 22-11-2011
I tried this pea for the first time this year an can honestly say i will not grow any other from now on. It was a heavy cropper with very large full pods and the flavour was incredible, the kids' favourite job of pea picking had to be monitored for the first time as no peas were making it as far as the kitchen! Excellent value for money.

Sowing Instructions

Sow seeds from March to June every 10 days for succession in flat bottomed drills 5cm (2in) deep, 15cm (6in) wide spacing the seeds roughly 5cm (2in) apart. Allow 90cm (36in) between rows.

Growing Instructions

When 7.5-10cm (3-4in) tall provide twiggy sticks for support. Watering when in flower will improve the crop. The peas are ready to pick around 14 weeks from the sowing date.

Aftercare

Regular picking will improve cropping.