Lincoln Pea 50 Seeds – Heirloom Sweet High Yield Shelling Peas

Grow a dependable garden classic with Lincoln Shelling Pea Seeds, also known as Homesteader peas. This heirloom, open-pollinated variety is loved for its sweet, tender peas, productive plants, smooth green pods, and excellent garden performance. Lincoln is also noted for better heat tolerance than many traditional pea varieties.

The vigorous plants produce plump green shelling pods filled with approximately 6–9 sweet peas each. Lincoln peas are delicious freshly shelled from the garden and are also an excellent choice for cooking, freezing, or canning. Cornell lists Lincoln as a shelling pea producing 3–3½-inch pods on roughly 2½–3-foot vines, while seed suppliers report some variation in mature pod and plant size depending on growing conditions.

A wonderful choice for traditional vegetable gardens, raised beds, and even containers, Lincoln brings classic garden flavor and generous harvests to the home garden.

Plant Details

• Variety: Lincoln / Homesteader
• Type: Shelling Pea
• Botanical Name: Pisum sativum
• Life Cycle: Annual
• Seed Type: Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
• Plant Height: Approximately 24–36 inches
• Pod Color: Smooth Green
• Pod Length: Approximately 3–5 inches
• Peas Per Pod: Approximately 6–9
• Flavor: Sweet & Tender
• Days to Maturity: Approximately 60–70 days
• Season: Cool Season
• Sun: Full Sun
• Growth Habit: Compact Vining
• Support: Short pea fence or trellis may be beneficial
• Harvest: Shell peas once pods become full and plump
• Uses: Fresh eating, cooking, freezing & canning
• Growing Locations: Garden beds, raised beds, containers & greenhouses

The source listing describes Lincoln as a high-yielding heirloom with heat tolerance and resistance to powdery mildew and Fusarium wilt.

Growing Info

• When to Plant: Direct sow outdoors in early spring as soon as the soil can be worked. Peas thrive in cool weather and can tolerate light frost. In suitable climates, sow again in late summer for a fall crop.
• Planting Depth: Sow seeds approximately 1 inch deep.
• Seed Spacing: Plant approximately 1–2 inches apart.
• Row Spacing: Space rows approximately 18–24 inches apart.
• Sunlight: Choose a location receiving at least 6 hours of direct sunlight daily.
• Soil: Grow in fertile, loose, well-draining soil enriched with finished compost or other organic matter.
• Watering: Keep soil evenly moist, particularly while plants are flowering and developing pods. Avoid leaving the roots in waterlogged soil.
• Support: Lincoln plants remain relatively manageable, but a short pea fence, netting, or small trellis can keep vines upright and make harvesting easier.
• Harvesting: Pick when the pods are well-filled and plump but still bright green and tender. Shell the pods to enjoy the sweet peas inside.
• Succession Planting: For a longer harvest, make additional sowings approximately every 2–3 weeks while cool growing conditions remain.

Why You’ll Love It

• 🌱 Classic heirloom shelling pea
• 🫛 Sweet, tender green peas
• 🧺 Productive, high-yielding plants
• 🌿 Approximately 6–9 peas per pod
• ☀️ Noted for heat tolerance
• 🪴 Suitable for containers
• 🏡 Excellent for raised beds
• ❄️ Great cool-season vegetable
• 🍽️ Delicious freshly shelled
• 🧊 Excellent for freezing
• 🥫 Suitable for canning
• 🌱 Open-pollinated variety
• 💚 Traditional home-garden favorite

Lincoln typically reaches maturity in roughly 60–70 days, making it a relatively quick garden-to-table crop.