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'Hurst Greenshaft' Pea Plants
An award winning exhibition favourite
Grown by Josh
South Downs National Park
Pre-order for delivery Mid May
Pre-order for delivery Mid May
The highlights
- 10-12cm long pods with up to eleven peas in each
- Exceptional flavour - also freezes well
- Train up a wall, trellis or obelisk
- Harvest regularly from June to September
Description
- As seen on the exhibition table with a rosette next to it! This vegetable show favourite is not just a pretty face, it's extra reliable and heavy yielding too
- Get up to eleven peas in each 10-12cm pod, with a fabulous flavour - they also freeze well
- Grow in raised beds, borders and pots with trellis or canes for support
- You will receive a strip of 16 healthy young plants ready to grow on
- RHS Award of Garden Merit winner (oh go on, you could at least pretend to be surprised)
- Plant out after the first frosts and harvest from June to September
- Premium plants grown by vegetable experts on a family run farm in Lancashire and sent to you at the best possible time for planting
- Growing your own gives you healthy, fresh produce with a lower carbon plantprint than anything you can buy from a shop
- Easy to grow and care for - simply remove your plants from their strip and pot them on individually until the last chance of frost has passed and they're ready to plant outside. You should see your first peas within 7-8 weeks
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How To Grow
Good pest and disease resistance
Our vegetable plug plants are bred for good pest and disease resistance, but may still be susceptible to common problems. The three main issues affecting pea plants are pea moth, ea leaf weevil and powdery mildew. Rodents can also be an issue but they are mainly concerned with taking the pea seeds, which wont be an issue if you buy them from Roots because we supply the plant as a plug. To prevent the pests you can cover your plants in a fine horticultural fleece. To prevent powdery mildew you should try and keep the plant dry and maintain good garden hygiene.
Water regularly
Peas need to be watered regularly so that the soil doesn't dry out. On hot summer days they'll need to be watered every day. If you are unsure, simply touch the soil and if it is dry to the touch a fingernail deep then give the plant some water. Until summer the UK rain should take care of the water your pea plants will need - you might even have to be careful the ground does not become waterlogged.
Full sun
Pea plants prefer a position in full sun. Plant them where they will receive around 6-8 hours of direct sunlight every day.
Any fertile, well-draining soil except acid
Pea plants need fertile, well-draining soil. A good mix of three parts quality compost and one part topsoil works well. Peas in particular do not cope well in waterlogged soil so ensure there is adequate drainage, especially if your soil is clay-heavy. If possible, add a layer of well-rotted manure to the soil in the previous autumn and allow that to mix in to add nutrients and also improve the soils texture.
Feed regularly
Pea plants are hungry and will need regular feeding. Once they have started flowering then you should promote pod growth by giving the plants a weekly feeding of a high-potash fertiliser such as organic liquid tomato feed. Potash, or potassium, is one of the three main elements in fertilisers along with nitrogen and phosphorus. Potash in particular supports growth of flowers and fruit and so this feed is often increased as the fruits or flowers are beginning to form.
Planting Calendar
- Best time to plant
- Harvest
- Flower
South Downs National Park
Meet Josh
Slow grown veg from the sunny South Downs
Our vegetable plants are sown on a family farm in Lancashire, then nurtured into strong young plants by Josh in the sunny South Downs before they rock up in your garden. By selecting only the strongest and tastiest varieties, Josh makes sure you get a headstart on your plot, with impressive crops and no waste.
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Our plants are grown in the UK
Specialist UK growers we know and trust grow your plants the traditional way, with organic fertiliser and biological pest control. They pick only the healthiest plants for you, professionally pruning them so that they’ll grow strong and well shaped.
Our plants are delivered overnight
Your plants are sent to you fresh from the field in our plastic free box that’s specially designed to hold them tight, then securely delivered by specialist plant couriers - straight from the grower to your garden within 24 hours.
We’re here to help at every step
We want your plants to have a long and healthy life. Expect easy-to-follow grow guides and videos devised by our team of experts.
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We’re confident that you’ll be delighted with your new plants. Need help? Alice and her team are here to guarantee you’re perfectly happy.
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All of our plants are grown in specialist nurseries with the highest standards of plant care and sustainability. We guarantee you'll love them as much as we do! Don't just take our word for it - we've got thousands of great reviews on Trustpilot.
When will I get my plants?
The delivery timescale for each plant is on the web page (near the 'add to basket's button). You'll receive a dispatch email with an exact delivery date once your plants are on their way, so you can get the garden ready.
How will my plants be packed and delivered?
We send all of our orders through a courier network designed to handle plants. Specialist equipment ensures that no plants will be damaged during the packing process and every order is carefully finished and checked by plant-loving humans. Your plants will arrive in the most sustainable packaging possible with minimal to no plastic used.
Where do you deliver?
We deliver to anywhere in Mainland UK for our standard delivery cost. We are able to deliver most plants to Highlands and non UK mainland however this will be at an additional cost. This will be calculated at the checkout. Please note, deliveries to these locations will take longer. Unfortunately, we are not able to deliver to Northern Ireland at present.
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Excellent delivery and service
Well, the delivery was spot on, the tree looks healthy enough for a sleeping plant, although at the moment most of the branches are on one side of the trunk which in itself is bent banana-style. quite wonky. One can only hope that it grows into a fruitful plant with some character?
30 January
Nice sized tree in good condition
Time will tell on the quality of the product (bare-root apple trees), but the stems that arrived seemed in great condition and very well packaged so no damage in transit. Looking forward to Spring!
Ange
Appears v healthy
Very happy with purchase
Ms Arlene Bocking
Lovely tree
So happy with my purchase of my Braeburn Hillwell apple tree from Roots Plants. It arrived promptly, well packaged and in a good, healthy condition. I soaked it for an hour before planting and it's doing well. Looking forward to our home grown apples, in time.
Ms Arlene Bocking
It has picked up now and is growing well
It arrived in a heat wave and looked a little bit sorry for itself when planted out but it has picked up now and is growing well.
David Osborne
Good service all round
Arrived on time as the seller said it would and the courier gave me a time slot to track my parcel. It came well packaged and was of good quality for this time of year. It looks a good and healthy tree and will be planted up in a few weeks after the ground has been prepared. I’m pleased with my purchase.
Helen