Green Arrow Pea

(aka Green Shaft) An English main crop variety and standard home and market variety. Slim pointed pods are 4-5" long and contain 8-11 small deep green peas. Pods are almost always borne in doubles. Very heavy reliable production. Medium vines grow 24-28" tall.

• 62-70 days
• ±2,200 seeds/lb
• Conventional
• Shelling pea
• Pods often borne in doubles with 8-11 peas each
• Vines grow to 28 inches

This variety works for:

• Fresh eating
• Stir-fry
• Roasting
• Soup
• Freezing

Peas can be eaten fresh and tossed with mixed greens or added to stir-fries.

Try roasting your peas and dipping the pods in a peanut-sesame dipping sauce. You can also roast them with potatoes and carrots and toss with olive oil, garlic, and herbs.

Fresh peas are an excellent addition to pasta in cream sauce with asparagus and mushrooms. Peas pair well with mint, feta or goat cheese, toasted nuts, and parmesan.

Fresh peas can be used in spring soups with watercress, mint, asparagus, or parsley.

Instructions - Peas thrive in cool weather. Sow seeds outdoors as soon as soil can be worked in spring. Seeds will germinate in 7-14 days. Double rows of peas can be planted on each side of a trellis.

• Direct Seed: 2-3" Apart
• Seed Depth: 1/2-1"
• Rows Apart: 24"
• Support: Trellis