Pea Pisello Progress No. 9

Pea Pisello Progress No. 9 Early Pods contain about 8-10 sweet peas.  Ideal for freezing 

Progress nr. 9 is a very reliable, popular and very prolific, dwarf pea variety. It produces a very great amount of fresh darkgreen, thick, long fleshy pods. These pods contain about 8 - 10 peas each. The very delicious and tasty, small, very sweet and round peas are fresh light green and can be kept fresh in the fridge or frozen. These plants don't need any support and are very well suited for small gardens and vegetable plots. These seeds are treated with an anti-fungal agent.

Peas are also very healthy and versatile.  They contain vitamins: vitamin A, B1, B2, B3, B6, B11, C, E and K. And the minerals iron, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, copper and zinc. Peas also contain the amino acid tryptophan, fibre and few calories. Peas can be boiled, steamed, blanched, stewed, used in casseroles, stews, soups and many other dishes. Shortly cooked peas can also be added to salads and raw vegetables. Peas are very tasty in combination with: chicken, beef, pork, minced meat, ham, crème fraîche, pasta, cheese, milk, paprika, bacon, rice, shrimps, saffron, coucous, eggs, curry powder, goat cheese, lemon, salmon, coconut milk, olive oil and tahini. And other vegetables such as: spring onion, onion, carrot, potato, tomato, peppers, wild rocket, sweet potato, cauliflower, broccoli, courgette, spinach, mushrooms, asparagus, lentils, pumpkin, chickpeas, snow peas and green beans. Non-hardy annual. Height: 16-25" in height.