Tall Telephone - Shelling Pea Seeds

SKU: VPA105

Open-Pollinated

Heirloom

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50 seeds

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Tall Telephone (Alderman) climbs 5–6 feet and rewards the trellis with fat pods stuffed with 8–10 sweet peas. An English heirloom from the late 1800s, it’s prized for rich flavor and long picking windows. Peas fix nitrogen and bring protein and vitamin C to the plate. Sow as soon as soil can be worked, give sturdy support, and keep vines mulched to cool the roots. Pick daily at plump but still green for the sweetest bowls of peas you’ll taste all spring.

How to Grow

Plant seeds directly into the garden starting 3-5 weeks before average last frost date or as soon as the soil can be worked. Optimum soil temperature for seed germination is 50-70 degrees. It can take seed about 2 weeks to germinate at 50 °f, less as the soil warms.
For taller varieties, use crop supports such as a trellis or chicken wire to keep vines upright. Planting double rows of peas on each side of a trellis will result in a more productive harvest. For a fall crop, sow about 2 months before frost. Keep seeds well watered to encourage good germination.

Growing Specs

Scientific name: pisum sativum
Days to maturity: 74
Seed depth: 1"
Days to sprout: 7-14
Plant spacing: 2-3"
Row spacing: 2'
Light requirements: sunny
Nutrient needs: soil builder
Life cycle: annual
Frost tolerance: hardy

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