Capucijner pea

Chunks of information

• Here's first some general information about this little-known pea: "During the late Middle Ages, Capuchin monks in Holland and northern Germany devoted considerable energy to the improvement of field peas for agricultural purposes. This has resulted in a group of large-seeded gray peas referred to as Capuchin, especially those from the Netherlands where the breeding of new pea varieties became a national pastime by the early 1600s. One of the classic peas from this group and one which dates from the 1500s is the handsome blue pod Capucijner, a soup pea growing on six-foot (two m) vines." - source

Diary sowing capucijner peas

This type of pea is rather rare, but I got some of these peas to try them out.

A package with Capucijner pea seeds

First i loosened the soil and added 30 l/m2 worked-out compost to the top layer (peas don't like fresh manure).

I sowed the peas in lines, 2 seeds together and on a distance of 10 cm.

See also

• Gardening courses
• Knowledge base:Gardening
• Pea

External links

• Capucijner pea Research Topics
• Pisum sativum (Blue Pod Capucijner Pea)