Snow Pea 'Carouby de Maussane'

Provide a trellis. This variety can grow five feet long.

Enjoys a full sun position in your garden and remember to water very often. Carouby de Maussane is generally regarded as a half hardy plant, so remember to protect this plant from frosts and low temperatures. Carouby de Maussane needs a soil ph of 5.5 to 6.5 (weakly acidic soil).

Sow seeds as soon as the soil is workable in the spring.

Try to aim for a seed spacing of at least 2.97 inches (7.62 cm) and sow at a depth of around 0.99 inches (2.54 cm). For optimal germination, soil temperature should be a minimum of 4°C / 39°F.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Carouby de Maussane about 42 days before your last frost date.

Carouby de Maussane is half hardy, so ensure you wait until all danger of frost has passed in your area before considering planting outside.

Mature pods can reach five to six inches long.

This variety tends to mature and be ready for harvest in late spring.

French historic & ornamental Heirloom pea.
This is a geographic heirloom, and in some families also a family heirloom. Originally this pea came from Maussane (short for Maussane les Alpilles), a town at the foot of the Alpilles mountains, in Provence, France.

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