Veitches Perfection Pea

Pisum sativum

Story: This variety is first mentioned in an 1842 edition of Johnson's Gardener's Dictionary - a sweet, dense pea with great flavour that is grown as a marrowfat pea, it is perfect for mushy peas. Tall plants with beautiful white flowers, we sourced this variety from Heritage Seed Library in 2022 and have been growing it ever since.

Sow: From late February indoors or from March when soil temps do not drop below 5 degrees. Sow successionally every 4-6 weeks for constant crops throughout the growing season.

Requirements: Enriched soil, full sun, regular watering, stake up to support.

Harvesting for Eating: Early summer onwards.

Harvesting for Seed Saving: Mid/late summer - autumn - when pods are fully mature and begin to dry and turn papery on the plant 

Isolation required: No

Saving seed from peas: Peas are self fertile and don't tend to cross pollinate so grow as many varieties as you like. Though it is good practice to allow 3m space between varieties. Processing seeds: Allow peas to fully ripen and begin to dry on the plant. When pods turn brown and papery, pick them whole and bring inside to dry fully, then shell the peas. Don't forget to label and date them

Number of plants to save seeds from: 5-10 minimum, 10 or more is ideal

Pollination: Self pollinated

How to send back seed: Please label all seed with variety, type, date and your contact. If you didn't get a chance to fill out our online data collection form, you can also send us a few lines about how it grew for you/flavour etc. Please aim to send back 1/3 cup of dried pea seed or more so that we can continue to share with network members. Send to: The Seed Saving Network, Omved Gardens, 1 Townsend Yard, N6 5JF.

Please remember, if you’re an individual grower you can order up to 4 packets of seeds. If you order more than this, you will receive just four packs to begin with. This is to ensure we get plenty of data in return and to keep our stocks sustainable for years to come.* 

*Community groups, seed guardians and Experienced Growers can order larger quantities, please email us at info@seedsaving.network if this is the case.

If an item is out of stock we will send a close alternative.