Pea Hurst Green Shaft
RHS Award of Garden Merit
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.
Sowing
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.
Approximately 250 seeds
Height: 75cm
Spread: 25cm
Sow: March – June
Harvest: June – September
Flowering Time: June – August
Hardiness/longevity: Hardy Annual
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