Fothergill's Pea Alderman Seeds

Details:

• Botanical Name: Pisum sativum, a robust, high-climbing traditional maincrop wrinkled-seeded pea.
• Gigantic Pod Yields: Produces an abundance of enormous, curved green pods, with each individual pod reliably holding between 9 and 11 large, plump peas.
• Juicy & Sweet Flavour: Delivers a classic, intensely sweet, and juicy homegrown pea flavor that tastes sensational when eaten raw straight from the vine, steamed, or added to risottos.
• Towering Climbing Profile: Grows into a magnificent vertical specimen reaching up to 180cm (72in) high, maximizing small-plot garden space by cropping heavily upwards.
• Extended Harvest Window: Because it is a tall maincrop variety, it matures more gradually than dwarf types, rewarding you with a steady, prolific supply of fresh peas throughout the high summer.
• Exhibition & Allotment Classic: Widely celebrated by competitive growers for its flawless visual uniformity and heavy pod weight, making it a spectacular addition to any allotment.

Care Instructions:

• Sow seeds directly outdoors from mid-spring to early summer in flat-bottomed trenches 5cm deep, spacing the seeds roughly 5cm apart in rich, fertile soil.
• Provide tall, sturdy support structures immediately upon planting—such as tall netting, mesh wires, or bamboo wigwams—to manage the 180cm growth and make picking easy.
• Water the rows deeply and consistently once the plants come into flower and as the large pods begin to fill out, ensuring the peas remain tender, sweet, and bursting with juice.