Pisum sativum 'Hurst Green Shaft'

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pea 'Hurst Green Shaft'

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Other common names

pea 'Hurst Greenshaft'

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An annual climbing pea, to about 1m high at picking. A maincrop pea with a heavy yield of medium sized pods to 9cm long, with an average of nine peas per pod. Good flavour and good progressive yield. Ready for harvesting from late June depending on sowing date, suitable for eating fresh or freezing

Position

Full sun

Soil Types

Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand

Max Height

0.5-1 metres

Max Spread

0.1-0.5 metres

Size

Time to Maturity
1 year
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres
Max Height
0.5-1 metres

Growing Conditions

Chalk Clay Loam Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained
pH
Acid or Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

  • H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
  • H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
  • H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
  • H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
  • H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
  • H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
  • H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
  • H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
  • H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)
H2

Colour & Scent

Season Stem Flower Foliage Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family
Fabaceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Climbing
Genus
A very small genus of annual, flowering plants from legume family. Native to SW Asia and NE Africa, species P. sativum is widely cultivated for food. Hollow. Climbing or trailing stems bear compound leaves and tendrils. Flowers are butterfly-shaped, 1-3 per stalk. The fruit is a pod
Name Status
Accepted

How to Grow

Cultivation

Sow in flat bottomed drills in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun, and provide support. See the Grow Your Own pages on vegetable cultivation for more detailed advice

Propagation

Propagate by seed. See sowing vegetable seeds

Pruning

Pick regularly to encourage more pods to set

Pests

May be susceptible to mice, slugs and pea moths

Diseases

May be susceptible to pea wilt and powdery mildews. This cultivar has some resistance to downy mildews