Blauwschokker, organic seeds
Eco Heirloom
Information
Blauwschokker is a tall pea, 180-200 cm, with violet pods. It can be used either early as a sugar snap pea, a fresh green shelling pea or as a fully developed grey-brown field pea to dry and shell for winter. What distinguishes Blauwschokker from many other peas is its’ characteristic ability to retain its beautiful colour when the fresh pods are boiled as a sugar snap pea. The durable and healthy plant blossoms with beautiful violet and lavender coloured flowers. Blauwschokker, whose full name is Ezeta's Krombek Blauwschokker, is a very old variety grown mainly in Holland. According to some sources, the same species was cultivated in Sweden under the name of Blue Pea and is said to be dating far back here as well.
One portion contains about 30 seeds.
| Product number: | 9330 |
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| Scientific name: | Pisum sativum var. arvense |
| Botanic family: | Fabaceae |
| Organic: | Yes |
| Days to maturity: | 75 |
| Lifespan: | Annual |
| F1 Hybrid: | No |
| New variety: | No |
| Sowing time: | April–July |
| Sowing depth: | 3–4 cm |
| Germination time: | 7–10 days |
| Plant spacing: | 5–8 cm |
| Row spacing: | 35–50 cm |
| Height: | 180–200 cm |
| Plant location: | Sun |
| Harvest/blooming: | June–frost |
| Seeds/g: | 2–4 seeds |
| Heirloom variety: | Yes |
Cultivation advice
Sowing
Shelling peas are sown as soon as the soil is ready. They can withstand relatively low soil temperatures. Sow the peas about 3 cm deep, possibly a little deeper when sowing in summer because of the need for moisture. For the peas to have time to develop properly sow at the latest in June.If the peas are sown late in the season they can be harvested as mangetouts, before the seeds develop.
Spacing
Sow with a space of 5-8 cm between the plants and 35-50 cm between the rows. Peas can also be sown in double rows of 10-15 cm between the rows or scattered in broad bands. Tall and medium tall sorts need something to climb on.Harvest
Shelling peas are picked and shelled when the pods are fully ripe but not overgrown.Peas tolerate 1 degree or 2 of frost in autumn but easily become spotted and loose their crispness after a few nights of frost. All kinds of peas are eaten fresh, boiled or fried etc. They can also be dried, frozen or preserved.
