Pea Kermesse Seeds

Hardy Annual
Peas are easy to sow and grow and are so tasty eaten fresh from the garden. This is a great plant to grow with children, seeds are large and easy to handle. The beanstalk is interesting as it climbs and tangles around structures and grows quite quickly.

Sow Indoors: February - April
Sow Outdoors: April - June
Transplant: April - May
Harvest: June - September

Sow Indoors
Before sowing seeds, soak them in a cup of tepid water for 24hrs. This will soften the hard shell and speed germination.
Sow seeds into a tray of good quality damp compost. Lightly cover and place in a warm sunny position. Germination can take 14 - 21 days.
Once the seedlings are large enough to handle, they must be hardened off by placing them outdoors during the day and bringing them back indoors at night. Repeat for 10-15 days.
Plants should be placed near a structure which they can be trained to grow up by loosely securing them with garden twine. The plants will naturally climb. Structures can be made with canes and garden twine and plants will grow well in borders or containers.

Sow Outdoors
Sow seeds outdoors once the soil has warmed. Sow in drills at the bottom of a climbing structure in drills 4cm deep and 5cm apart. Space plants far enough apart to be able to walk between plants to harvest pods.
Protect plants from birds with netting. Pea pods can be harvested approx 14 weeks from sowing.
Growing height: 200cm