Sweet Gem Pea
Sweet Gem Pea
Made and shipped by MIgardener
Ships from St. Clair, MI, shipping is the maker's own rate, shown at checkout.
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Sweet Gem Pea is a heirloom shelling pea producing strong, disease-resistant plants that resist lodging and deliver excellent, crisp, juicy flavor. Its semi-vining habit benefits from a trellis, and the clean plants and pods make for a tidy, uniform harvest.
At a glance
- Type: heirloom, open-pollinated pea
- Non-GMO
- Habit: semi-vining, benefits from trellising
- Plants: lodging and disease resistant
- Sun: full sun
- Texture: crisp and juicy
Best for
- Fresh shelling and snacking
- Soups, stir-fries, and side dishes
- Trellised spring gardens
- Uniform, clean harvests
- Disease-prone plots
How to grow
Direct sow about 1 inch deep in early spring as soon as soil can be worked, spacing seeds 2 to 3 inches apart along a trellis. Keep soil moist and harvest pods at peak plumpness for the sweetest flavor.
Flavor profile
Sweet and crisp with a satisfying, juicy bite.
About MIgardener
MIgardener is a Michigan-based family company offering affordable heirloom and non-GMO seeds to help home gardeners grow more for less.
- Packed and shipped by the maker, never a warehouse
- Mix any makers in one cart, one checkout, no account
- Perishables go out Monday to Wednesday in insulated packaging
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Product facts
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- MIgardener
- Maker based in
- St. Clair, Michigan
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