Peas Greenfeast Seeds

Grow sweet, plump Greenfeast peas for shelling, fresh eating, cooking and freezing.

Ready to grow your own shelling peas? Follow our step-by-step Peas Grow Guide for Greenfeast for regional sowing, germination, support and harvest advice.

Quick Grow Facts

• Plant Type: Cool-season open-pollinated shelling or garden pea
• Scientific Name: Pisum sativum
• Seed Form: Raw seed; raw describes the sale form, not confirmed chemical-treatment status, so follow the warning on the physical packet
• South African Sowing Time: Use the regional cool-season windows in the linked guide rather than treating “year round” as a universal instruction
• Position: Full sun in cool weather
• Sow Depth: 10 mm on the current packet; cover fully, because light is not required before emergence
• Germination: 7–14 days at about 15–20°C; colder soil can delay emergence
• Pretreatment: None required; sow dry into a pre-moistened bed unless the physical packet gives a different instruction
• Spacing: 5 cm between plants and 60 cm between rows on the current packet
• Growth Form: Compact, short vine, commonly about 60–77 cm; provide low netting or twiggy support
• Harvest Timing: Current packet 120 days; cultivar sources report roughly 70–90 days under favourable production conditions, so use pod fill rather than the calendar alone
• Harvest Outcome: Shell plump, well-filled green pods before the peas become starchy; the pod is not the edible outcome for this type

Why Grow This Variety

• Greenfeast is a traditional shelling pea with sweet, tender green peas.
• The crop suits fresh eating, cooking, freezing and processing.
• Its compact growth form is manageable in beds and larger containers with light support.

Garden Uses

Shell the peas from full green pods and use them fresh, steamed, in soups or stir-fries, or blanch and freeze them promptly.

Growing Notes

• Direct sow 10 mm deep in cool, free-draining soil and keep the seed zone evenly moist, never saturated.
• Install low support before stems begin to lean, and keep the row open to air movement.
• Water steadily from flowering through pod fill and avoid heavy nitrogen feeding.
• A fresh pea-compatible rhizobial inoculant is optional where peas have not grown recently; it is not required for germination.
• Never eat packet seed or use it for sprouts or microgreens unless a separate food-seed product is explicitly labelled for that purpose.

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