Pea Seed 'Douce Provence'

Pea Seed 'Douce Provence'

Pisum sativum 'Douce Provence'

Grows to around 2½ft tall (without the need for support) and always produces a heavy crop of sweet delicious peas - so sweet and succulent.

Over the past few years these peas have given an exceptional performance and yield in our own vegetable gardens and we have a row or two 'on the go' virtually the whole year through. This variety can even be grown as an over-winter pea.

Is there a more versatile variety? We think not!

Supplied as a packet of approximately 200 seeds.

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How To Sow & Grow Douce Provence Peas

For Early Cropping
Sow under protection in trays or modules February to March.
Set out when large enough to handle 5" apart in interspaced double rows 24" apart.
(can also be direct sown as per 'main cropping' under cloches February to March.

For Main Cropping
Sow March to July 5" apart in rows 24" apart. Sow in 2" deep drills.

For Over-Wintering
Sow (either outside or under protection) October to November 5" apart in rows 18" apart. Sow in 2" deep drills.

Top Tips
Protect newly sown seeds from mice. Mice are notorious in 'sniffing out' seed of this nature!
Pheasants love young pea plants and will dig up the plants to eat the sprouted seed so take precautions (especially with Autumn sowings) if you have pheasants in your area.
Protect young plants from pigeons.
Young pea shoots are a real delight to eat raw in salads.
A good precaution to prevent damage from Pea Moth or Pea Weevil is to spray the entire plant (flowers included) with our BioFriend Plant Defence periodically during the flowering period.
Water well if the weather is dry when the pods are swelling.
Regular picking will encourage further flowering and subsequent cropping. Peas freeze well so better to pick regularly and freeze any excess as this will keep the plants producing.
After harvesting dig the plants into the ground to provide green manure and valuable nitrogen to the soil.