Dwarf Pea Piccolo Provenzale Heritage Variety by Franchi Seeds
3.50 €
🫘 Italian heritage variety from Franchi Sementi, est. 1783
🌱 Sow: April | Harvest: July to September
🍽️ Exceptional flavour for soups, salads and Italian cooking
🪴 Easy to grow in Irish gardens, raised beds and containers
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Description
Piccolo Provenzale is a rustic dwarf heritage pea from Provence. Compact plants that do not need tall supports. Sweet, flavourful peas in abundant pods. One of the best varieties for small gardens, containers and raised beds.
Sow direct outdoors from March. Support with short twiggy sticks or a low net. The peas are good enough to eat straight from the pod while you are standing in the garden. That is the test of a proper pea variety.
Featured on the BBC programme “Grow Your Own” with Carol Kline in January 2007, this variety has a long history of reliability and taste. With approximately 200 seeds per packet (70 g), Piccolo Provenzale is perfect for fresh eating, freezing, or adding to soups and risottos.
🌱 Sowing information
- Sow from February to mid‑May for spring crops, and again from July to end of November for autumn sowings.
- Plant seeds 3–5 cm deep in drills spaced 40–45 cm apart.
- Compact plants require little support, making them ideal for smaller gardens.
☀️ Light exposure
Prefers full sun for strong growth and sweet pods. Partial shade is tolerated but may reduce yields.
💧 Water needs
Keep soil evenly moist, especially during flowering and pod formation. Avoid waterlogging.
🌡️ Germination temperature & time
Seeds germinate at 7–18 °C, usually within 7–14 days.
📏 Plant spacing & final size
Space plants 5–8 cm apart in rows 40–45 cm apart. Mature plants remain dwarf, around 40–50 cm tall.
🌼 Harvesting notes
Additional information
| Weight | 55 g |
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