Description

Introduced in 1943, ‘Wando’ is a cross between ‘Laxton’s Progress’ (an English heirloom) and ‘Perfection’ (a New England heirloom). It is cold tolerant for early sowing, and more heat tolerant than other pea cultivars. Sturdy, 24″-30″ plants with 7-9 medium-sized peas in each pod. Sow in early spring and again in midsummer. In mild climates, it can even be sown in fall for winter harvest.

Botanical Name:Pisum sativum

Days to Maturity:68 days

Family:Fabaceae

Native:Western Asia, Europe, and North Africa

Hardiness:Frost-tolerant annual

Plant Dimensions:24″30″ tall

Variety Information:Numerous 3″3″ pods with 79 medium-size peas in each.

Type:Shelling pea

Attributes:Heat Tolerant

When to Sow Outside:RECOMMENDED. 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date, when soil temperature is at least 40F, ideally 6080F and again 10 to 12 weeks before your average first frost date. InMild Climates, sow in fall or winter for winter harvest. Best grown in temperatures less than 85F.

When to Start Inside:Not recommended.

Days to Emerge:510 days

Seed Depth:1″

Seed Spacing:2″

Row Spacing:18″

Thinning:Not required.

Harvesting:Shelling peas should be harvested when the pods are plump, about 3 weeks after flowering. Peas that are too mature are tough and will cause the plant to stop producing; therefore, harvest regularly when pods are at their peak. Use scissors to harvest or hold vine with one hand and pick the pods with the other; vines are fragile.

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