Pea 'Early Onward' (Pisum sativum) – Heritage Shelling Pea Plants (12 Plants in 2 x 6-Cell Trays)

Early Onward is a traditional, heritage shelling pea that has been a firm favourite with allotment growers and home gardeners for generations. You get 12 healthy, ready-to-plant pea seedlings, supplied in 2 trays of 6 cells with one plant in each cell. They suit raised beds, allotment plots, patios and containers, and whether you are a first-time grower or an experienced gardener, this is a reliable and rewarding pea to grow at home.

What's included: 12 young Early Onward pea plants in 2 x 6-cell trays, ready to plant out.

Early Onward has a long-standing reputation for reliability and flavour, producing plump, well-filled pods of sweet, tender shelling peas. It has a semi-climbing habit and reaches a manageable height, which makes it a good choice for raised beds, containers and patio growing. It is also a good variety for beginners, families and children's grow your own projects, and because the plants arrive as established seedlings there is no sowing to do.

Plant in a sunny, sheltered spot in fertile, well-drained soil, and avoid waterlogging. Peas need support, so give them canes, sticks or pea netting from an early stage or they will flop and rot on the ground. Water regularly, especially in dry spells, and pick the pods often while they are plump and well filled to keep the plants cropping.

Cultural Information

• Common Name: Early Onward Pea, Garden Pea
• Botanical Name: Pisum sativum
• Fully Grown Height: Approx. 60-75cm (variety dependent)
• Growth Habit: Semi-climbing, upright annual with tendrils, needs support with canes or netting
• Perfect For: Raised beds, allotment plots, containers, patio growing, grow your own projects
• Planting Position: Full sun, in a sheltered spot
• Soil Type: Fertile, well-drained soil
• Hardiness: Not hardy as a crop. Young plants shrug off a light frost, but peas are grown from spring to summer and finished before winter.
• Maintenance: Provide support, water regularly and pick pods often
• Seasonal Interest: Summer to autumn
• Type: Shelling pea, grown as a vegetable crop