Green Arrow Pea 25+Seeds – Sweet Heirloom Productive Shelling Peas

Grow an abundant harvest of classic garden peas with Green Arrow Pea Seeds, a popular shelling variety known for its long, slender pods packed with sweet, tender green peas.

Green Arrow produces vigorous vines and attractive dark green pods that commonly contain numerous peas per pod, making it an excellent choice for gardeners looking for a productive shelling pea. The peas have a deliciously sweet, traditional flavor and are wonderful eaten fresh, steamed, added to soups and pasta, or preserved by freezing.

This cool-season variety thrives in spring and can also be planted for a fall harvest in suitable climates. Provide the vines with a trellis or other support and harvest the pods when they are plump and bright green for the best flavor.

Plant Details

• Variety: Green Arrow
• Type: Shelling / Garden Pea
• Species: Pisum sativum
• Seed Type: Open-Pollinated
• Life Cycle: Annual
• Growth Habit: Vining
• Plant Height: Approximately 24–30 inches
• Pod Color: Deep green
• Pod Length: Approximately 4–5 inches
• Peas Per Pod: Commonly 8–11
• Pea Color: Bright green
• Flavor: Sweet, tender and classic
• Days to Maturity: Approximately 60–70 days
• Season: Cool season
• Sun: Full sun
• Support: Trellis or pea fence recommended
• Uses: Fresh eating, steaming, soups, pasta, side dishes and freezing
• Best For: Garden beds and raised beds

Growing Info

• Direct Sow: Sow outdoors in early spring as soon as the soil can be worked. In areas with mild autumn weather, sow another crop in late summer for fall harvest.
• Sowing Depth: Plant approximately 1–1½ inches deep.
• Spacing: Space seeds approximately 2 inches apart, with about 18–24 inches between rows.
• Sunlight: Grow in full sun, ideally receiving at least 6 hours of direct sunlight daily.
• Soil: Green Arrow peas prefer fertile, loose, well-draining soil with plenty of organic matter.
• Watering: Keep the soil consistently moist, particularly while plants are flowering and developing pods. Avoid keeping the soil waterlogged.
• Support: Provide a short trellis, pea fence, netting, or stakes to keep vines upright and make harvesting easier.
• Harvest: Harvest when the pods are plump, full and still bright green. Shell the peas from the pods and enjoy them fresh or preserve them for later use.

Why You’ll Love It

• Sweet traditional garden-pea flavor
• Long, attractive green pods
• Pods packed with numerous peas
• Productive shelling variety
• Excellent for fresh eating
• Wonderful for freezing
• Great for soups and side dishes
• Ideal spring garden vegetable
• Performs well in raised beds
• Compact-to-medium vines
• Easy to grow with simple support
• Open-pollinated variety
• Beautiful garden-to-table harvest