Vegetables
Pea 'Serge' – Pea Shoots -
Pisum sativum
Perfect pea variety for harvest of the shoots, which can be grown as a cut and come again crop. The tender, crispy shoots and tendrils are ideal for adding to salads and or eating as a super-healthy snack. From sowing to cropping just 3 weeks.
- Position
- Full Sun
- Height
- 75cm
- Spread
- 20cm
Growing calendar
Sowing & growing
For the shoots, sow indoors all-year-round in trays. Cover the seeds with 15mm of compost, leaving a small gap between them. Within 3-4 weeks, the shoots will be ready to harvest. Alternatively, grow as a traditional pea outside. Sow seeds April-June once the soil has warmed up, 15cm apart in flat bottomed, pre-watered drills, 5cm deep. Sow two seeds per sowing and thin out weaker seedling.
Aftercare
For shoots, harvest when each plant is 10cm tall. Pick the top 2-5cm of every tip. After the 1st harvest allow the plant to recover for 2 weeks, then harvest weekly. If growing for pea harvest, give plants support to climb, and protect from birds with netting.
Gallery
Ref. SEP012