Pea Hurst Green Shaft

Pea ‘Hurst Green Shaft’ is double podded, producing particularly heavy yields of up to 11 peas per 10-12cm (4- 4 1/2″) pod. Hurst Green Shaft has remained a reliable and highly popular customer favourite for many years., Still an exhibitor favourite, this superb RHS AGM variety has a fabulous flavour and freezes nicely. Pea ‘Hurst Green Shaft’ also shows good resistance to downy mildew and fusarium wilt.

Height: 75cm (30″). Spread: 25cm (10″).

Sow
May – June

Harvest
August – September

How to sow
Direct sow peas outdoors from March to June, once the soil has warmed. Choose a weed-free position on moist, fertile, well drained soil in full sun. Sow pea seed in flat bottomed drills at a distance of 5cm (2″) apart, and 4cm (1 1/2″) deep. Allow a distance of 75cm (30″) between rows. For successional crops, sow peas every 10 days.