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Charmette

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VEGETABLES / PEA
EDIBLE-PODDED
Shelling pea. Very small green peas are found inside short, straight, green pods. Peas are sweet and tender. A "petit pois" variety, meaning very small peas. Diminutive, "charming" plants grow about 1-1.5' tall. No basal branching. Pods measure ~2.5" long. Two pods per peduncle. White flowers. Shattering dry pods. Small, round, green seeds. Moderately productive when grown in 2015 at Heritage Farm. Very early maturing. Produced pods 50 days after seeding at Heritage Farm. Donated to SSE by A. Neeteson (NETH NE A). SSE Accession # 115947
SSE Accession: 115947
$4
Listed In: 2016, 2017, 2025
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Iowa
USDA Hardiness: 4b
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