Little Marvel Peas are a classic heirloom garden favorite prized for their compact growth habit, heavy yields, and exceptionally sweet flavor. This dependable variety produces an abundance of tender green peas on short sturdy vines, making it an excellent choice for smaller gardens, raised beds, and container growing.
The compact plants typically grow only around 18 inches tall, yet they deliver impressive harvests of delicious peas packed into plump pods. Their manageable size often eliminates the need for extensive trellising, making them especially easy to grow for gardeners of all experience levels.
Little Marvel peas are known for their rich sweet flavor and tender texture, making them perfect for fresh eating, freezing, soups, stir-fries, and home-cooked meals. As a cool-season crop, they thrive during spring and fall gardening seasons.
Highly productive and easy to maintain, Little Marvel Peas remain one of the most popular shelling pea varieties for home gardeners and homesteaders alike.
Little Marvel Pea Seed Details
- Quantity: 50 Seeds
- Plant Type: Heirloom Shelling Pea
- Plant Height: Approximately 18 Inches
- Pod Color: Green
- Seed Planting Depth: 1 Inch
- Germination Temperature: 45-75°F
- Days to Germination: 6-24 Days
- Row Spacing: 6 Inches
- Plant Spacing: 6 Inches
- 100' Row Yield: Approximately 20 Pounds
- Sun Requirements: Full Sun
- Harvest Time: Approximately 68 Days
- Growth Habit: Compact and Productive
- Flavor: Sweet and Tender
- Ideal Uses: Fresh Eating, Freezing, Soups, Stir-Fries, Raised Beds, Small Gardens, Containers, Homesteads, Cool Season Gardening
How to Save Seeds
Peas are primarily self-pollinating plants, so separating different pea varieties by approximately 50 feet is generally sufficient to prevent unwanted cross-pollination.
Allow pods selected for seed saving to fully mature and dry on the vine. Mature pods will turn brown and brittle, and the dried peas inside will rattle when shaken.
Some gardeners prefer to pull the entire plant and allow it to continue drying in a protected location with good airflow, though this step is optional.
Once completely dry, shell the peas from the pods and remove any damaged or immature seeds.
Allow seeds to dry thoroughly before storing them in labeled airtight containers or envelopes in a cool, dark, dry location for future planting seasons.
