Originating in Essex about 120 years ago, it has good natural disease resistance and makes heavy crops of sweet peas, 8 seeds per pod. This is one of the best second-early dwarf peas to grow in the UK. It grows just 20” tall or less, requiring very little support, and it makes large crops of really fat pods just stuffed with sweet peas.Īlready popular by the time the english edition of ‘The Vegetable Garden’ was published in 1885, where it is the first entry for dwarf peas. It really stands out in terms of how quickly it makes peas, and has a great taste as well - both fresh and cooked.Īt least 150 years old, this is a remarkably early and dwarf variety from the mid 1800’s. You'll want to successional sow or grow some other peas as well, as its so early that it finishes by the start of summer, but it is great for delicious peas before any others crop. It has nice dark healthy foliage and bears a decent number of pods. Tall peas are are a little more work in that you need to provide supports,but you get a much, much bigger yield from a given space.īeware that some of the older varieties will grow to 6 foot plus in fertile soil!Ī favourite from our 2011 trials, this is a first-early variety from the Czech Republic.ĭwarf plants about 3 ft tall that make extremely sweet peas right at the start of the season.
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