Name: Pith Pea Tom Laxton.
Brand: Benjis Seeds
Price: 3.0 EUR
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The Thomas Laxton pith pea is a middle early, very old and historic English pea variety from 1898. It is hardy, reliable and has green 7 to 12 cm long pods with 6 to 8 green very sweet tasting kernels. The strain was bred by William Laxton over a hundred years ago and named after his father, Thomas Laxton.
This pith pea, is one of the legumes and therefore one of the oldest cultivated plants. It can be proven that the first cultivation took place in the Near East and in eastern Greece around 8,000 years ago. The wild forms are of oriental origin. The original forms are the Mediterranean-West Asian fox and a fish.

General information
Plant family: Fabaceae
Lifecycle: Annual
Culture duration: 80 days
Plant hight approx: 10 0 cm
Root type: Heart Rooter
Nutrient requirements: Low
Water requirements: Medium
Winter hardiness: until 4° C

Location: S unny
Soil: Permeable, rich in humus, calcareous, moderately nutritious, deep

Information on sowing and planting
Germ type : Dark germinator
Sowing depth: 2-5 cm
Best germination temperature: 10 -20°C
Germination time: 10-15 days
Plant-, row distance : 4x40 cm

Otherwise: Lead, Dexter, Dexter, Speaker, Elder, Beetle, Elder, Orchestra, Orchestra, Verde, Sixth, Fifteenth Reserve, Northwestern County, Southeast Asian, Southeast Asian, Southeast Asian, Asian
Unfavorable mix culture: Bean, Pea, Potato, Leek, Garlic, Tomato, Onion

Planting information
Sow outdoors in spring at soil temperatures around 10°C from end of March to May and for autumn sowing from September to October. Direct sowing followed by mulching is recommended. Cultivation is worthwhile, simple and undemanding.

Other names
Latin botanical names: I'll win a fish. Medullare
English names: pith Pea, marrow pea, wrinkled pea
German name: Pea, marker pea
Portuguese names : Pea, snow pea
Spanish name: Guisante, guisante de tuetano
French name: Peas, mash peas, squash peas

Ingredients
Peas are characterized by a high proportion of proteins, have a lot of fiber, many B vitamins and lectins.

Potent germination capacity: 3-4 years

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