Peas

50 days. Pisum sativum. Open Pollinated. Alaska Sweet Peas. The plant produces heavy yields of 2 to 3" long sweet peas. It has 5 to 8 peas per pod. It is a popular shelling pea. Gardeners prize them for being very early-maturing, cold-hardy, and reliable in short seasons or cooler climates, including Alaska. Perfect for making pea soup. It is one of the earliest producing peas available. Suitable for canning and freezing. It does well in cool soils. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. Thomas Laxton of Bedford, England, created Alaska Sweet Pea by crossing the Ringleader Pea and the Little Gem Pea. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 674045. A 1881 heirloom from England. Disease Resistant: FW.

57 days. Pisum sativum. Open Pollinated. Dwarf Grey Sugar Snow Peas. The plant produces high yields of 2 to 3" long snow peas. Pods are sweet, crisp, and very flavorful. Perfect for salads, stir-fries, and Oriental dishes. Suitable for both Northern and Southern regions, as it is tolerant of both heat and cold. The plant doesn't require staking. Cold Tolerant. Heat Tolerant. Excellent choice for home gardens. An heirloom variety dating back to 1773. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 261665. Disease Resistant: FW.

50 days. Pisum sativum. Open Pollinated. Dwarf White Sugar Snow Peas. The plant produces high yields of 2 to 2 ½" long snow peas. Pods are very sweet, tender, flavorful, and completely stringless! Perfect for stir fry, salads, and Oriental dishes. It's one of the earliest snow peas available. An excellent choice for home gardens. An heirloom variety dating back to the 1800s. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 629295. A variety from the USA.

60 days. Pisum sativum. Open Pollinated. Early Frosty Sweet Pea. The plant produces high yields of 3 ½ to 4" long sweet peas. The pods have 6 to 8 tender and flavorful peas. Very delicious. Suitable for canning and freezing. Adapts well to a wide range of growing conditions. The plant doesn't require staking. An excellent choice for home gardens, market growers, and open field production. United States Department of Agriculture, NSL 5157. A variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: FW.

66 days. Pisum sativum. Early Perfection Sweet Peas. This early maturing plant produces good yields of pods that are filled with 7 to 8 sweet peas. The peas are very flavorful. High in Vitamins A, B, & C. Excellent freezing variety. Suitable for containers. Drought Tolerant. Excellent for regions with a short spring season or poor soil. Excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 601019. A heirloom variety from the USA.

68 days. Pisum sativum. Open Pollinated. Green Arrow Sweet Pea. The plant produces heavy yields of 4 to 5" long sweet peas. The pods contain 9 to 11 tender, flavorful peas. Perfect fresh in salads and soups, and for cooking. Suitable for canning and freezing. Also known as Green Shaft Pea. It is resistant to most diseases that commonly affect pea crops. An excellent choice for home gardens, Farmer’s Markets, market growers, open production, and commercial production. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 614141. An heirloom variety from England. Disease Resistant: DM, FW, PLRV.

67 days. Pisum sativum. Open Pollinated. Lincoln Sweet Peas. The plant produces heavy yields of 3 ½ to 5" long sweet peas. The pods have 7 to 9 tender and flavorful peas. Perfect fresh in salads, soups, and cooking. Suitable for canning and freezing. Heat Tolerant. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, NSL 9354. A 1908 heirloom variety from the USA.

58 days. Pisum sativum. Open Pollinated. Little Marvel Sweet Pea. This early maturing com[act plant produces heavy yields of 3" long dark green sweet peas. The pods have 6 to 8 tender, sweet, and flavorful peas. Little Marvel is a popular heirloom shelling pea. Perfect fresh in salads and soups, and for cooking. It was introduced around 1900 to 1908 by Sutton & Sons of England. Winner of the RHS Award of Garden Merit. Easy to shell by hand. Suitable for canning and freezing. The plant doesn't require staking. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, NSL 28112. A 1900s heirloom from England. Disease Resistant: FW, PM.

70 days. Pisum sativum. Open Pollinated. Mammoth Melting Sugar Snow Peas Seeds. The plant produces heavy yields of 4 to 5" long snow peas. It is a popular heirloom snow pea variety first introduced around 1896. It is prized for its heavy yields of large, sweet, tender, sugary, stringless edible pods. The finest of the sugar peas available. Perfect for stir fry, salads, and Oriental dishes. Best when harvested before seeds begin to develop. High in Vitamins A, B, and C. Freezes well. Excellent choice for home gardens, Farmer’s Markets, market growers, open production, and commercial production. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 664469. An heirloom variety from the USA.

69 days. Pisum sativum. Open Pollinated. Oregon Giant Snow Peas. The plant produces heavy yields of flavorful, tender, extra-large 4 to 5" long snow peas. It is a popular snow pea prized for its size, sweetness, crunch, productivity, and reliability. The flat pods are larger and sweeter than the Oregon Sugar Pod Peas. Perfect for stir fry, salads, and Oriental dishes. Freezes well. Best when harvested just when the peas begin to form. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. A variety developed by Dr. James Baggett at Oregon State University. A variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: FW (Race 1), PEMV, PM.

65 days. Pisum sativum. Open Pollinated. Taiwan Sugar Snow Peas. The plant produces heavy yields of 4 to 5" long snow peas. It is sweet, sugary, tender, crisp, and stringless. One of the finest sugar peas available. Perfect for stir fry, salads, and Oriental dishes. Best when harvested before seeds start to develop inside. High in Vitamins A, B, and C. Freezes well. Also known as the Queen of the Orient Sugar Snow Peas. An excellent choice for home gardens, market growers, and open field production. An heirloom variety from Taiwan.

68 days. Pisum sativum. Open Pollinated. Tall Telephone Sweet Peas. The plant produces good yields of 4 to 5" long pods of sweet peas. The pods contain 8 to 10 tender, flavorful peas. Very flavorful. Perfect for fresh use in salads and soups, as well as in cooking. Suitable for canning and freezing. Also known as Alderman Sweet Pea. Heat Tolerant. An excellent choice for home gardens. A variety developed by Thomas Laxton. United States Department of Agriculture, NSL 5111. A 1881 heirloom variety from the United Kingdom.

68 days. Pisum sativum. Open Pollinated. Thomas Laxton Sweet Peas. The plant produces heavy yields of 3 to 4 ½" long pods of dark green sweet peas. The pods have 8 to 10 tender and flavorful peas. Perfect fresh in salads, in soups, and used in cooking. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. This pea carries Thomas Laxton's name but was bred by his sons, William and Edward Laxton, and named in honor of Thomas's contribution to horticulture and plant breeding. Thomas Laxton died in 1893, and this pea first appeared in 1898. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 210582. An heirloom variety from England. Disease Resistant: FW, PM.

55 days. Pisum sativum. Open Pollinated. Tom Thumb Sweet Peas. This dwarf plant produces good yields of sweet peas. Perfect fresh in salads, soups, and cooking. It is a popular sweet pea variety for patio or containers because of its tiny stature and reliable sweet peas without the usual pea-vine height or support needs. It has a sweet, slightly nutty or buttery flavor. Young pods can also be eaten. It is one of the best sweet pea varieties for indoor or outdoor containers. Great for your patio or a spot near the kitchen. This variety is also suitable for cold frame production and hydroponic gardening. This pea can take temperatures down to 20°F. Cold Tolerant. Also known as Half Pint Pea. Ideal for containers, patio pots, window boxes, hanging baskets, raised beds, or tight garden spots. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, NSL 6526. An 1854 heirloom variety from England.

68 days. Pisum sativum. Open Pollinated. Wando Sweet Peas. The plant produces high yields of 3 ½ to 4" long pods of sweet peas. The pods have 7 to 9 tender and flavorful peas. Perfect fresh in salads, in soups, and used in cooking. Excellent freezing and canning variety. A remarkably high quality variety that is resistant to warm weather and drought conditions. It will grow during the driest and hottest summer months, at a time when other varieties fail. Suitable for Southern regions. Heat Tolerant. Drought Tolerant. An excellent choice for home gardens, market growers, and open field production. Developed by the Southeastern Vegetable Breeding Laboratory, crossing Laxton's Progress Pea with the Perfection Pea. An heirloom dating back to 1943. United States Department of Agriculture, NSL 15641. A variety from the USA.

70 days. Pisum sativum. Open Pollinated. Willet Wonder Sweet Peas. The plant produces high yields of 3 to 4" long pods of sweet peas. The pods have 9 to 11 tender and flavorful peas. Perfect fresh in salads, soups, and cooking. Excellent for fresh use or for freezing. It has long been grown in the South for fresh peas. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. An 1890s heirloom variety developed by the Willet Seed Company of Augusta, Georgia, USA. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 151739. A variety from the USA.