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'Homesteader' Peas

Sub-Category:	Shelling

Sub-Category 2:
Description:	1930's-vintage heirloom shelling pea. 2 1/2-foot vines bear 3 1/2-inch pods with 8 or 9 medium-sized peas each.
Days To Maturity:	70
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Rating Summary

Overall: (5.0 Stars) Taste: (5.0 Stars) Yield: (5.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (5.0 Stars)

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Number of Reviews: 1

KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease

Reviewed on 07/24/2011 by sadie - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	All Counties, Ontario, Canada Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
This has been my favourite pea so far. Lovely taste, pods filled nicely with medium to large peas. This will be my main pea variety next year.

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