Pea Alderman

Tall growing Alderman will give you a bumper crop of large, plump, juicy and deliciously sweet peas - your reward for putting in canes to support them as they can reach 200cm tall. Although thought of as a maincrop you can sow some earlier with cloches to spread out your harvest.

SOW: from March to June. We start our peas 3 seeds to a pot to give them a fighting chance against the mice. Sowing in guttering to be slid into place has become popular. They can also be sown in situ. You can start Alderman earlier than this but you will need cloches when planting out.

GROW: pot grown plants need to be hardened off before planting out. Alderman will require canes and possibly pea netting for support as it is a very tall pea that can reach 200cm. All peas like moisture and will tolerate light shade. Water in dry summers. Pick regularly to encourage more growth.

ENJOY: lovely and sweet, pick when the pods have nice plump peas in them.