Pisum, Common Pea, English Pea, Garden Pea, Green Pea 'Alaska'

This is my first year for growing Alaska peas. I was unprepared when the shortest vines grew to 36" in height and the longer ones topple...Read Mored over the 18" tall run of fencing material I used to surround the patch. I'll be better prepared next year, so yes, I'll be growing them again!

Revised 07.13.2005:
We're over half-way through the harvest after having made three separate plantings timed a couple or so weeks apart. While the Alaska peas have a nice flavor when eaten raw, we prefer the flavor of the Little Marvels that we're also growing this season.

56days to harvest. Sow outside 6-8 weeks before last spring frost, spacing 4in apart. Set up stakes to climb at planting time. Germina...Read Moreted in around 15 days for me.

This is a very early smooth seed pea. It and Radio were popular varieties in Virginia in the 30's 40's and 50's as they were the first to...Read More come in. Flavor is not comparable to the wrinkled pea varieties. They are excellent for split pea soup.