Pisum sativum 'Garden Sweet'
Garden Pea
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Garden Pea (Pisum sativum 'Garden Sweet') - Description
Finally! A super-sweet pea, with all the advantages of the super-sweet corns. More fresh flavor, more staying power on the vine, longer life in the fridge. Once upon a time, peas had to be cooked within hours of picking. No more! 'Garden Sweet' will keep in top form in the fridge for two days, and with 25% more sugar than other garden peas. Vines grow 3-4' tall and produce large crops of 3-4" pods containing 9-10 incredibly delicious peas. Ready to harvest in 75 days. Grows best in full sun. Burpee Exclusive.
Garden Pea (Pisum sativum 'Garden Sweet') - Growth
Peas are generally rather cold hardy. They can survive temperatures down to 25ºF, but tend to suffer when the average daily temperature rises above 80ºF. Such high temperatures would cause the flowers to drop. Provide support for the growing stems. A trellis or a stake should be provided for the pea.
Garden Pea (Pisum sativum 'Garden Sweet') - Planting
Sow seeds directly in the soil in early spring when the soil is easily worked with and has warmed to at least 45F in the colder climates. Sow the seeds in successive 14 day intervals. This will provide harvestable crops for weeks in succession.
Garden Pea (Pisum sativum 'Garden Sweet') - Pest
Prone to aphids, botrytis, root rot, powdery mildew and fusarium wilt. Best to plant resistant varieties. Also rotate crops to avoid diseases. Use barriers to control slugs, rabbits, and woodchucks. Remove diseased and damaged pods.
Garden Pea (Pisum sativum 'Garden Sweet') - Interesting facts
Gregor Mendel, who is sometimes called the father of modern genetics, used peas as his model plant. He noticed that peas inherited certain traits from their parental plants such as yellow pea pods vs. green pea pods, short plants vs. tall plants and white flowers vs. violet flowers. During a span of around 7 years, Gregor Mendel tested roughly 28,000 pea plants.
Garden Pea (Pisum sativum 'Garden Sweet') - Soil and irrigation
Amend the soil with at least 1" of compost or composted manure. Since the peas form mutualistic relationships with nitrogen fixing bacteria, you can provide a rhizobial inoculant to the soil. This will inoculate the soil with the bacteria needed in this mutualistic relationship. These bacteria can be found in most soils, however, and an inoculation may not be necessary.Peas do best with soil that are consistently moist, yet are well-drained.
