Wando Shelling Pea is a frost-tolerant cultivar that delivers tender, sweet peas in just 68 days, making it a reliable choice for cool-season gardeners. Growing 24 to 30 inches tall, this variety thrives in full sun and handles temperatures below freezing, allowing you to plant early in spring or again in late summer for a fall harvest. The compact height and quick maturity mean you can tuck these productive plants into tight garden spaces and enjoy fresh shell peas when other vegetables are still weeks away.
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This pea's frost tolerance is genuinely useful; you can direct sow it as soon as soil reaches 40°F, weeks before tomatoes and beans are even an option. The relatively short vine (24 to 30 inches) and quick 68-day harvest window mean you're not staking a sprawling plant for months. It's equally at home in spring plantings and late-season succession sowings, giving cool-climate gardeners two solid windows to bring in a crop.
Wando is grown specifically for shelling; the pods contain peas you harvest at mature size, shell fresh, and use in soups, stews, salads, or eat raw. Unlike snap peas, these are meant to reach full maturity in the pod before harvesting, concentrating their sugars and delivering that classic pea flavor.
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Not recommended. Start seeds directly outdoors.
Sow seeds directly outdoors 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date, when soil temperature reaches at least 40°F (ideally 60 to 80°F). Sow again 10 to 12 weeks before your first frost date for a fall harvest. In mild climates, sow in fall or winter for winter harvest.
Harvest pods when they are full and plump but still tender, typically 68 days after sowing. Pick pods regularly to encourage continued flowering and pod production throughout the season.
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