50-55 days.  This abundant sweet green shell pea from 1890 requires trellising with 2-3’ dense vines. This is a Rare plant.

Pre-1908 (aka Lincoln) this is an excellent shelling pea great for eating fresh or freezing. I like these great tasting peas fresh in salads. A very heat tolerant and productive plant has been very reliable in my backyard even through the wet growing season we had in 2008.

This British heirloom pea from 1898 received an Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1901. This 3’ plant producers a heavy crop of sweet tasty peas. The thick green pods are well packed with 6-8 peas, good fresh eating and freeze well.

60 days.  Rediscovered in 1975 this ancient variety will easily grow 6’ vines. Trellis this sweet succulent plant and it will produce 3” edible pods all summer, wonderful  cooked or raw.

60-75 days.  Also called Asparagus pea, though it is not truly a pea. This unusual plant, from 1596, has been grown for over 400 years through the Mediterranean region and the Near East and is now sought after by gourmet chefs in Europe. With pea type flowers and a hint of asparagus in the flavour this beautiful plant will quickly find a front and centre place in your garden.  With startling blood-red/black flowers and winged pods it is 8” tall with a spread of 18” this is an excellent candidate for a container garden. The pods are best when less than 1” long and are ideal for stir-fries.  This plant is a survivor, growing well in poor soil and is cold-hardy, being known to still bloom through October!