Pea 'Douce Provence' Seeds

Overview

Pea Douce Provence is a compact growing variety that only reaches a height of 45cm so requires a little bit of support. Pea 'Douce Provence' is a very early & reliable cropper with an excellent sweet taste.

It can be sown in autumn/winter (mid oct-nov) and this will produce one of the earliest pea crops (early may onwards). Pea Douce Provence does overwinter well but will benefit from added protection in cold winters to protect new shoots. It can be sown later (from feb to july) to give good successional sowing and later crops (may to oct).

Water well when flowering and pick regularly to encourage further pods.

Makes an excellent variety for containers/pots.

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Seed qty (approx)	100
Sowing months	February, March, April, May, June, July, October, November
Site conditions	Free draining, moisture retentive soil and an open sunny position.
How to sow	Autumn sowing: mid October to November. Spring/Summer sowing: February to July. Dig a shallow trench about 2.5cm deep and 15cm wide. Sow 3 rows of seeds about 4cm apart in each direction. Push lightly into soil and rake the soil carefully back over and gently firm. Allow 45cm between rows. Seeds germinate 7-10 days. For overwintering crops either sow outside but give added protection with cloche or sow in greenhouse and transplant when strong enough but still protect in cold weather.
Care	Pick 2/3 times a week to ensure formation of more pods. Keep soil moist & weed free.
Harvest	Late May (for Autumn sown) to October.
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