Misty

Thursday, 10 September 2009 12:56

Pea Misty is an outstanding variety, producing a heavy crop of 7-8cm (3-3½ inch) blunt pods, borne mainly in pairs against bright green foliage, filled with succulent tasty peas. Pea Misty flowers and sets pods over a very long cropping period. Sowing Instructions: Ideal for successional sowings. Sow seeds March to early June. Harvest June to August. Sow seeds 5cm (2in) deep in flat bottomed drills, spacing seeds about 2.5-5cm apart, in rows 60cm (24in) apart. Germination and establishment may be poor in cold, wet soils or from earliest sowings. Growing Instructions: When plants are 10cm (4in) tall provide twiggy stocks or netting for support. Aftercare: The peas will be ready to pick around 11 weeks from sowing, and regular picking will encourage further cropping. Net against pigeons, which can be a problem in may areas, and cover with muslin just before flowering to avoid attack by pea moth Kitchen Notes: Serve in a cream, wine or lemon sauce with onions, carrots or celery. Bumper crop over an extended period. Go to table of pea varieties