Pea (Petit Pois) Petit Provençal

£5.99

A classic ‘petit pois’ early dwarf pea, which produce fast cropping small, sweet, delicious peas.

Pea (Petit Pois) Petit Provençal Information

  • Your plants will arrive as multi-sown plugs and be approximately 10cm tall

  • Number of vegetable plant plugs in the box: 10
  • Latin name for Pea (Petit Pois) Petit Provençal: Pisum sativum
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A traditional French Pea – Petit Pois – Petit Provençal variety produces very sweet, small peas. Plants typically grow to a height of 40-50cm with pods containing 7-8 little peas in each and can be grown without supports. Cropping can be as quick as 55 days from sowing and Petit Provencal petit Pois is also suitable for overwintering. Peas (and beans) are nitrogen fixers which means that. good bacteria in their roots turn the nitrogen from the air into plant fertilizer!

Peas planting schedule

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Planning your site

Peas like well-drained, fertile soil and a sheltered sunny spot in the garden where they won’t be blown about too much.They will grow really well in raised beds or in pots which have plenty of rich growing medium. Peas need something to climb up – wiggly sticks of branching hazel is a great traditional method which looks beautiful even while the peas are small and will also keep birds at bay. You’ll need to make sure these are close enough to your peas that they will find them and begin to twirl their tendrils around them. The spacing between plants depends on the variety but generally beans are grown quite close together usually in rows or around supports.

Growing tips

The more you harvest, the more will grow! Try to wait til your pods have reached a decent size – we know it’s hard but they will become sweeter as the starches mature! Make sure you keep peas well and regularly watered and don’t let them dry out.

Things to watch out for

Birds are really your biggest problem as they love the young shoots. Also make sure your plants are kept watered as they don’t take kindly to drying out!

What to do when your plants arrive

  1. Unpack them. Your seedlings will arrive carefully packed in bio-degradable straw, cardboard and paper. They may look a little bit bedraggled from their journey. Don’t panic – this is totally normal and they should soon perk up. Please try and unpack your plants as soon as they arrive, as every extra hour they spend in the box will add to the stress of travelling to their new home.
  2. Give them a drink. Having spent a day or two in the post, your new plants will be thirsty! Stand them up in some fresh water for a few minutes to make sure their roots have been thoroughly soaked before planting.
  3. Plant them out into their forever home! Your plants can’t wait to get their roots into the soil. Plant them out according to the instructions that will have come in the box with them. Make sure you water them in well, and give them plenty to drink until their roots have had a chance to get settled.

Substitutions

As you well know, plants are unpredictable creatures and so is the British weather. As such, we reserve the right to substitute items in your order for an equivalent variety. To find out more about substitutions, please take a look at our terms and conditions.

Delivery

We charge a flat shipping fee of £6.99 per shipping season. If you order everything from one season ie Spring you will be charged once, if you order Spring and Summer you will be charged twice etc. We do not ship outside of the UK.

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