Pea Seeds - Perfection Dark Seeded

Dark-Seeded Perfection Pea Vegetable Garden Seeds

Dark-Seeded Perfection Pea Growing Habits

Non-GMO Dark-Seeded Perfection (Pisum sativum) plants grow as semi-dwarf vegetables, reaching their vines 30." These shelling peas provide a fresh crop with 3" emerald-green pods that can be easily removed from the crisp sweet peas. Your annual heirloom will develop as an early-to-harvest variety, as its abundant yield will be ready once the pods turn to bright-green in the cooler conditions of spring or early fall. Dark-Seeded peas or "Early Perfection" varieties will keep providing hardy plants until the warmer temperatures set in, before going to seed.

Culinary Uses for Dark-Seeded Perfection Pea Vegetable Seed

Dark-Seeded Perfection shelling peas are great to eat fresh, as 7-8 crisp peas grow in each tender pod. You can also boil the peas to make a sweet pea soup! Add some mint, red onion and seasoning to the pea soup as it simmers and develops a rich flavor. This semi-dwarf pea variety is also popular for canning.

Benefits of Growing Dark-Seeded Perfection Pea Vegetable Seed

As a gardener with small spaces, this shelling pea is the perfect hardy heirloom variety for you to grow! Dark-seeded Perfection pea crops are disease-resistant and were cultivated to grow well in cool-to-temperate conditions. As these semi-dwarf peas are also drought-tolerant, "Early Perfection" vining-types can overwinter in warmer climates and still grow in substandard soil.

Long Term Health Benefits of Dark-Seeded Perfection Pea Vegetable Seed

Aside from the classic, "Ëœeat your peas!" speech that many of us received, hardy and sweet pea plants such as Dark-Seeded Perfection varieties don't just provide sufficient amounts of vitamins for your diet, but they also are considered a preventative vegetable"as peas are a powerhouse of antioxidants and have been used as an anticancer vegetable crop.