Asparagus Pea

Asparagus Pea

1 packet (35 seeds) @ $3.55

Catalog Code: 136

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Asparagus Pea

Vegetable

  • Days to Harvest: 90 Days

Description

An easy to grow, unusual vegetable with a unique gourmet flavor. A hint of asparagus - perhaps? Goes with virtually any dish. Cook whole at 3cm (1in) long, preferably by steaming, and serve with a little melted butter. No flavoring should be used as this will destroy its own delicious taste.

Sowing Instructions

Sowing time:under glass in pots in early spring or outdoors in late spring after last frost
Sowing depth:1/2 in deep

Under glass sow individually in 7.5cm (3in) pots in a good seed sowing mix. Germination usually 7-14 days at 19-21C (65-70F).

Growing Instructions

Harden off and plant out 30cm (12in) apart when all risk of frost is gone. Sow outdoors 10cm (4in) apart in well raked soil in rows 30cm (12in) apart. A little twiggy support will help but is not essential. They prefer a good well drained garden soil and should be watered in dry weather.

Aftercare Instructions

Pick pods regularly while young and tender. Don't allow them to get more than 3cm (1 in) long. Their brick red pea-like flowers make them a very attractive pot-plant indoors in a well lit position, or border edgings outside.