Asparagus Pea Seeds

An easy to grow, unusual vegetable with a unique gourmet flavour. A hint of asparagus - perhaps? Asparagus Pea goes with virtually any dish. Cook whole at 3cm (1in) long, preferably by steaming, and serve with a little melted butter. No flavouring should be used as this will destroy its own delicious taste.

Asparagus Pea can also be used in the flower border as attractive ground cover. Their brick red pea-like flowers make them a very attractive pot-plant indoors in a well lit position, or border edgings outside.

This unusual vegetable has a unique flavour, a bit like a cross between tender asparagus and fresh young peas.

Very easy to grow and does not require any support. Asparagus Pea a very pretty plant which looks as good in the flower border as it does in the vegetable plot.

Quantity - 25 seeds

How to grow asparagus peas
Sow under glass in spring individually in 7.5 cm pots using seed compost. Harden off and plant out 30 cm apart when all risk of frost is gone. Sow outdoors 10 cm apart in rows 30 cm apart.

They prefer a good well drained garden soil Germination usually 7-14 days at 19-21C Harvesting Pick regularly while young and tender. Don't allow them to get more than 3 cm (1 in) long.