Pisum sativum 'Alderman' (Pea 'Alderman')
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Intermediate skill rating |
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0.6m max. spread |
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1.4m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
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4 hours care per year |
Botanical name: Pisum sativum 'Alderman'
Other names: Pea 'Alderman'
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Genus: Pisum
Variety or cultivar: 'Alderman' _ 'Alderman' is a tall, climbing, perennial legume, often grown as an annual, forming small white flowers followed by bumber crops of long green pods with great flavour in summer.
Pisum sativum 'Alderman' is: Deciduous
Flower: White in Summer
Foliage: Grey-green in Summer
Fruit: Green in Summer
Habit: Climbing
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Specific pests: Aphids , Birds , Slugs , Snails
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Propagation methods: Seed. REGISTER to read more...
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Pisum sativum 'Alderman' (Pea 'Alderman') will reach a height of 1.4m and a spread of 0.6m after 1-2 years.
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Suggested uses: Add to salads, Beds and borders, Flavouring food and drinks
Cultivation: Peas like a deeply dug, well manured, non-acidic soil. Select an open spot which has not grown peas during the past two seasons. Add lime if needed. Shortly before sowing, feed the soil with a general fertiliser. Sow seeds in flat trenches.
| This plant likes... | Garden match | |
| Soil types: | Loamy, Sandy |  |
| Soil drainage: | Well-drained | |
| Soil pH: | Alkaline, Neutral | |
| Light: | Full Sun | |
| Aspect: | South, West | |
| Exposure: | Sheltered | |
| Hardiness: | Hardy (H4) | |
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