Variety profile
Pea ‚Kleine Rheinländerin’
Pisum sativum · Fabaceae
- Ripening
- früh
- Harvest
- Week 23 to 26
- Vigour
- mittel
- Growth habit
- niedrig, ca. 40-50 cm
- Origin
- Deutschland (Rheinland)
- Open-pollinated
- Yes
- Heritage variety
- Yes
- Use
- Frisch, Kochen, Trocknen
- Disease resistance
- Echter Mehltau: mittel
About this variety
Machine-translated, may contain errors.
An old German shelling pea from the Rhineland with low, self supporting growth that gets by with little in the way of support. It ripens early and delivers many small, strongly flavoured pods. You can leave ripe seeds on the plant to dry for soups and stews.
The flavour is heartier and nuttier than that of modern sweet peas, an aroma that recalls the pea soup of times past.
Care and diseases
Soil, feeding, pruning, companion planting and diseases apply to every variety of this species alike. You will find the full guidance on the species page.
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