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Avola Dwarf Pea

Pisum sativum Avola
Garden Pea, Green Pea, Common Pea

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A dwarf variety that reaches an average height of 60cm (24in), making it well-suited for small spaces such as balconies. It is an early and productive pea that produces pods containing up to 8 tasty peas. This pea freezes very well. Sowing from March to June for a harvest from June to September.
Ease of cultivation
Beginner
Height at maturity
60 cm
Spread at maturity
25 cm
Soil moisture
Moist soil
Germination time (days)
15 days
Sowing method
Direct sowing
Sowing period March to June
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Description

The Avola Pea (Pisum sativum in Latin) is a dwarf variety that reaches an average height of 60cm (24in), making it very well suited to small spaces such as balconies or square gardens. It is a very early and productive pea that produces pods containing up to 8 tasty peas. This pea freezes very well. It can be sown from March to June for a harvest from June to September.

This pea is part of the "Urban Garden" collection at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (United Kingdom), which brings together vegetable varieties particularly well adapted to container gardening.

The Pea is an annual vegetable plant belonging to the Fabaceae family (formerly Leguminosae), with ancient origins in the Near East. It is one of the oldest cultivated vegetables in Europe and Asia. It used to be consumed dry and crushed before cooking, and its consumption fresh is relatively recent.

There are many varieties of peas: dwarf or climbing (pole) peas that produce pods filled with smooth or wrinkled round grains. They are cooked after being shelled because the parchment-like pod in which they are enclosed is not edible. Only sugar snap peas (with flat, crunchy, buttery pods) are consumed in their entirety.

In general, climbing peas are more productive but less early and require a support 1.5 to 2 metres (5 to 7 feet) high for them to climb. Their harvest is easy. Dwarf or semi-dwarf peas only need a few branches (from 50cm (20in) to 1 metre (3 feet)) as support. Some recent varieties, with foliage largely replaced by tendrils, support themselves, and the use of supports is then optional.

Smooth-grained peas are resistant to spring cold. They are very early or early varieties that can be sown early in the year under cover, but they do not tolerate excessive heat.

For late spring and early summer sowings, wrinkled-grained varieties with a sweeter taste are used. They tolerate heat and offer longer harvests.

The pea is a vegetable highly appreciated in spring, but with careful selection of varieties, it can be harvested over a long period from June to September.

In cooking, peas can be consumed raw, but they are traditionally cooked to accompany meats and fish or to prepare delicious soups. They are quite calorific as they are rich in carbohydrates, and also contain a lot of fibre, iron, and vitamins C and B9.

Peas like mild and humid climates but are sensitive to extreme weather conditions such as high temperatures, frosts, as well as water shortages and excesses, which weaken them and make them susceptible to powdery mildew and the pea moth, a small caterpillar that eats the seeds.

Harvest: Depending on the variety, peas are harvested between two and a half and four months after sowing. The picking should be regular and done when the pods feel full under finger pressure. Don't wait too long... peas tend to harden as they age!

Storage: Fresh peas can be stored, unshelled, in the vegetable drawer of the refrigerator. They freeze very well once blanched in boiling water.

Gardener's tip: Peas, like all legumes, have the ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen in the soil, acting as a kind of green manure. This nitrogen input is beneficial both to plants growing nearby and to those that will be planted subsequently in a crop rotation system.

Harvest

Harvest time June to September
Type of vegetable Seed and pod vegetable
Size of vegetable Medium
Interest Flavour, Nutritional value, Productive

Plant habit

Height at maturity 60 cm
Spread at maturity 25 cm
Growth rate normal

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour medium green

Botanical data

Genus

Pisum

Species

sativum

Cultivar

Avola

Family

Fabaceae

Other common names

Garden Pea, Green Pea, Common Pea

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Annual / Perennial

Annual

Product reference24801

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Planting and care

Sowing:

The germination temperature for Peas ranges from 5 to 24°C (41 to 75.2°F), and germination generally takes between 6 and 15 days.

Sowing period: from March to June

Harvest period: from June to September

Sow the seeds directly in the ground, in a sunny location with lightly amended and loosened soil. Create furrows that are 5cm (2in) deep, with a distance of 75cm (30in) between rows. Sow the seeds every 5cm (2in). Water and keep the soil moist until germination.

Cultivation:

Once the plants reach a height of 15cm (6in), it is advisable to mound soil around their bases and install stakes, the height of which will vary depending on the variety: 0.5 to 1 metre (2 to 3 feet) for dwarf peas and 1.5 to 2 metres (5 to 7 feet) for climbing peas. Well-branched hazel or chestnut branches work well, but you can also use sections of wire mesh or nets sold for this purpose.

Peas are not heavy feeders and only require light fertilisation. Additional fertilisation is therefore optional and depends on the initial fertility of your soil.

 

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Seedlings

Sowing period March to June
Sowing method Direct sowing
Germination time (days) 15 days

Care

Soil moisture Wet
Disease resistance Good
Pruning No pruning necessary

Intended location

Type of use Vegetable garden
Hardiness Hardy down to -29°C (USDA zone 5) Show map
Ease of cultivation Beginner
Soil light
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Any
Soil type Silty-loamy (rich and light), 130

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