Description

Bring the delightful taste of French 'Petite Iona' peas, also known as petit pois, to your garden. This shelling pea variety features 3″ dark green pods filled with half-sized, sweet peas that pack a rich flavor. Despite their petite size, these productive plants yield up to three pods per node, making for an abundant harvest. Standing at just 28″ tall, 'Petite Iona' does not require support and offers excellent disease resistance to powdery mildew, Fusarium wilt race 1 and 2, and bean leaf roll 2. This low-maintenance variety thrives in cooler temperatures and is perfect for both fresh eating and freezing.

Botanical Name: Pisum sativum
Days to Maturity: 68 days
Family: Fabaceae
Native: Western Asia, Europe, and North Africa
Hardiness: Frost-tolerant annual
Plant Dimensions: 26″–28″ tall
Variety Information: 3″ dark green pods containing half-size, sweet, flavorful peas. 'Iona' is a shelling type, petite pea with resistance to powdery mildew, Fusarium wilt race 1 and race 2, and bean leaf roll 2.
Type: Shelling pea
Attributes: Disease Resistant

When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date, when soil temperature is at least 40°F, ideally 60°–80°F and again 10 to 12 weeks before your average first frost date. In Mild Climates, sow in fall or winter for winter harvest. Best grown in temperatures less than 85°F.
When to Start Inside: Not recommended.
Days to Emerge: 5–10 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.

This packet sows up to 18 feet. 110 seeds in packet.