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🌱 Sow: April | Harvest: July to September
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🪴 Easy to grow in Irish gardens, raised beds and containers
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]]> Desiree is a purple-podded pea that tastes as good as it looks. Compact plants around 70 to 80cm tall, easy to support with a low net or pea sticks. The dark purple pods are straight and plump, each about 8 to 9cm long with 7 to 8 sweet peas inside.

The purple colour makes them easy to spot at harvest time. Children love finding them among the foliage. Early variety, so you can sow from March for a June harvest.

🌱 Sowing depth: about 3-4 cm​

  • 📅 Sow: from March to June in open ground, with the main sowing period in spring; in mild, sheltered gardens you can try an extra early sowing from late February, and a late sowing in July for a small autumn crop

  • ☀️ Light: full sun, with some tolerance of light shade​

  • 🌡️ Germination: in cool, moist soil at typical pea‑growing temperatures​

  • 📏 Height: approx. 70-80 cm, half‑tall habit​

  • 🪴 Spacing: 3-5 cm in the row; 50-60 cm between rows​

  • ⏳ Harvest: early variety; pods usually ready from around 60-70 days after sowing, depending on sowing date and conditions​

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