Lincoln Peas

(Homesteader)

English or garden peas are frost hardy, thrive and like to be planted in cool weather (55 to 60°F) They can become bitter with heat. Therefore, plant outdoors in full sun, in early spring for an early summer harvest or mid to late summer for a fall harvest. Plant the seeds 1½ inches deep spacing them at a rate of one to two seeds every two inches. Space the rows 2½ feet apart.

As a rule, smooth seeded varieties are more starchy and used for soups while wrinkled seeded varieties are sweeter and generally eaten fresh.

68 days — Does well in the Northern United States, resists wilt and is tolerant of heat. The vines are eighteen to thirty inches tall and the pods are easy to shell. Lincoln was one of the better post-war varieties and continued in commercial production until the mid-1960s.