Climbing Pea Seeds (Pisum sativum)
Peas thrive in areas with extended springs and can be grown in shady locations where summers are hot.
Peas are self-pollinated, so save some of your harvest for next year's planting.
Packets contain 50-70 seeds.
We are currently offering 18 varieties of Climbing Pea Seeds (Pisum sativum).
New, Mammoth Melting Snow Pea ($3.50)
Huge yields of uniform pods bearing very sweet and tender creamy peas. 4-6 foot vines need trellising. Pods are best harvested at about 3 inches long.
New, Pearl Soup pea ($3.50)
Highest yielding pea of 2012, climbing to 6 feet and over. Smooth round creamy white pea with a rich, delicious flavour.
New, Tall Telephone Pea ($3.50)
Popular garden favourite, introduced in 1881. Vines reach up to 6 feet plus, yielding large amounts of long pods containing 8-10 large, sweet, tender and fine flavoured peas. Also known as Alderman Pea.
Amish Snap Pea » certified organic ($3.50)
Popular heirloom. 6-8 ft. Perennial favourite of Salt Spring Seeds. 60-70 days. Originally from Lancaster County, PA. Great both raw and steamed.
Carouby de Mausanne Snow Pea » certified organic ($3.50)
French heirloom with beautiful two-tone edible flowers. 5-8 foot vines produce early, high yields of 4" flat, tender, deliciously sweet edible-pods, Excellent for stir-frying, steaming, freezing or eating fresh. Creamy white seeds make for a good soup pea.
China Snow Pea » certified organic ($3.50)
Delicious, climbing, medium-sized edible-pod variety. Very hardy and sometimes survives a west coast winter. Also makes a fine soup pea.
Peulches Edible Pod Pea ($3.50)
Old Dutch, relatively frost hardy heirloom variety. Early producer until August when the pods lose their sweetness and become tough. Small pods great in stir fry and medium sized ones are excellent fresh.
Schweizer Riesen Pea ($3.50)
An old Swiss heirloom meaning "Swiss Giant". Vigorous, sturdy 6ft+ vines produce beautiful purple/pink bicolor blossoms with a seemingly endless harvest of large, tender, tasty, sweet snow peas.
Green Arrow ($3.50)
English heirloom fresh shelling pea that climbs 6-8 ft. Heavy yields of long slender dark green 4 inch pods containing sweet, tender peas with great flavour. Excellent for canning and freezing.
Mrs. Van's ($3.50)
Top quality fresh sheller. Vines usually 6 ft. with abundant plump sweet shelling peas. Heirloom from Courtenay, BC.
The Pilot » certified organic ($3.50)
An excellent climbing, shelling pea, that is great fresh or frozen. Growing up to 6-7 ft.
Sapporo Express » certified organic ($3.50)
Vigorous and very early Japanese fresh shelling pea, growing 4-6 feet. Also makes for a tasty edible pod pea.
Calvert ($3.50)
Very fine climbing edible-pod pea of French origin. Awesome large 4-5" long pods, tender from beginning to end of season. Dried pea has a great beany flavour when cooked.
Snack Pea Mix » certified organic ($3.50)
The variation in sweetness, texture and maturation of these edible-pod peas will provide snacking material over an extended picking time. Great in salads, stir-fries or eaten right in the garden. These are all staking peas that will climb 5-8 ft. They are all good soup peas.
Golden Edible Pod ($3.50)
Unusual yellow pods that are good eaten young, either fresh or stir-fried. Wonderful soup pea. Pink flowers that turn bluish. Usually growing to 6 feet or more.
King Tut Soup Pea ($3.50)
Robust climber with fragrant pink and purple blossoms followed by vibrant purple pods. Excellent soup pea and also a great shelling pea.
Carlin ($3.50)
Round, golden brown soup pea from England traditionally eaten during lent on Passion Sunday, the Sunday before Palm Sunday. Fine flavour. Huge yields. Has been grown for over 600 years dating back to the English medieval monasteries. "The Medieval mushy pea!"
Australian Soup Pea ($3.50)
Small, squarish brown soup pea with excellent flavour and texture. Prolific, high yielding, vigorous plants climbing to 5 feet.