PEA-ALDERMAN SHELLING-TELEPHONE
PEA-ALDERMAN SHELLING-TELEPHONE
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Pisum sativum
PEA-ALDERMAN SHELLING-TELEPHONE Each plump ‘Telephone’ pod yields 8-10 very largely, dark-green peas with excellent flavour. Also known as ‘Alderman’ this heirloom is a garden, or English-type, pea, which means only the seeds are eaten; these peas are easy to harvest and shell. The vigorous, frost-tolerant plants will scramble up to 2.5 metres.
Pea seeds DO NOT like heavy soil.
| Germination Time (Days) | 8 – 12 |
| Harvest Time (Days) | 65 – 90 |
| Sowing Depth (mm) | 20 – 30 |
| Plant Spacing (cm) | 5 – 10 |
| Row Spacing (cm) | 40 – 60 |
| pH | 6 – 7.5 |
| Soil Temperature (°C) | – |
| Hardy / Frost Tender | Hardy |
| Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings | Sow Direct |
| Seed Preparation | – |
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
Plant Height
180 - 240 cm (6 - 8 feet)
Season of Interest
Late spring to early summer
Temperature Range
10 - 24 °C
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Annual
Frost Hardy / Tender
Frost Hardy
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade
Full Sun
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Sow Direct
Soil
Well-drained, fertile, loamy soil
pH
6.0 - 7.5
Soil Temperature
10 - 21 °C (50 - 70 °F)
Seed Preparation
Soak seeds for 4 - 6 hours before planting
Sowing Depth
2.5 - 5 cm (1 - 2 inches)
Plant Spacing
8 - 10 cm (3 - 4 inches)
Row spacing
45 - 60 cm (18 - 24 inches)
Watering
Moderate
Germination Time (Days)
7 - 14 days
Harvest Time (Days)
70 - 80 days
Good Companion Plants
Carrots, Radishes, Lettuce, Spinach
Bad Companion Plants
Onions, Garlic, Leeks
Pests
Aphids, Pea Weevils, Pea Moths
Diseases
Powdery mildew, Root rot, Fusarium wilt
More About Us
When I started this journey in 2009, I found nothing existed commercially, that was reasonably priced and easy to use. There was a homemade system which I also found was not that user-friendly.
Then a friend of mine told me about a homemade method she used. However, when I tried her method, I found this also didn’t suit my needs, as it too had flaws that I considered where important. It did not keep vermin out, did not have a lockable lid and (to me) looked unsightly in the garden
