The 'Hetman' sugar pea is a marvellous, delicious vegetable. This is the only pea type whose unripe pods can be eaten whole with seeds. It becomes more and more popular as a delicious side dish, addition to other plates and a snack on its own. It adds a juicy crunchy note to food, hence is eagerly consumed by adults and children. The sugar pea is a vegetable with high vitamin, mineral and protein content.
The 'Hetman' variety proves to be an excellent choice for sowing in home gardens and on allotments. It yields excellent tapered pods that grow in pairs. The pods are free of the parchment lining what translates directly into excellent tenderness after thermic processing. The ripe seeds are yellow spherical with a small indent. The average number of seeds in a pod is over 11 pieces. The 'Hetman' pea plants are medium compact in appearance and grow 80 cm tall. Their exuberant foliage is green or light green. Sugar pea pods should be harvested when the seeds are at the early bud stage. Eat them raw or cooked al dente.
Pea is a vegetable that is grown from direct sow into the field. Place the seeds in rows every 30 to 40 cm apart in soil in early spring. We recommend the pocket sow every 3 to 4 cm. Sugar pea is easy to grow. You can expect high yield by planting it on warm and sunny site. The optimal soil for sugar pea cultures contains plenty of humus, is fertile and moderately moist. This plant tolerates neutral or slightly acidic soil reaction. This variety can be harvested 81 days after the sow. Harvest the pods gradually every few days.
One package contains 50 grams of seeds. The growing tips and the sow-by date were printed at the back of the package.
- Height: 80 cm
- Use: eat right after the harvest - raw or cooked al. Dente
- Harvest time: circa 81 days after the sow
- Growth form: medium compact
- Foliage: large light green and green leaves
- Site: warm, sunny; fertile, moderately moist soil rich in humus
- Weight (in grams): 50 g
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All seeds we sell are subject to a multi-level quality control checks and only then are carefully packed and dispatched. Our products have been awarded numerous certificates and comply with the highest standards of the European Union. Our employees are experienced gardeners who are more than happy to answer your every question.
Where do our seeds come from?
All of the seeds sold in our shop come from the best producers from across the European Union. Thanks to a long-standing cooperation with them we were able to develop the most adequate storing and dispatch conditions, guaranteeing that you always receive fresh and carefully tested batches of seeds. Exclusion of the middlemen from the whole process not only makes it possible for us to avoid sending out-of-date seeds that might have been lying too long on a warehouse shelf, but also ensures the most attractive price for top quality products.
The quality control process
All our seeds must pass a four-stage quality control process.
Stage one begins with a careful selection of the suppliers. Than we proceed with controlling their crops, foreign producers are not excluded from the quality control process. Plants are checked at every stage of their development: when they start to grow, during blooming and when they start bearing fruit (seeds). At this stage the most important thing is to ensure proper spacing of the plants. Thanks to that obtaining the desired morphological characteristics of each particular species or variety, such as colour, height and shape, can be ensured.
Stage two consists of a detailed verification tests in laboratory conditions. With the use of the highest quality equipment by the highly qualified staff, our suppliers perform more than 30 000 quality checks annually. The seeds that do not meet our requirements are subject to technological refining processes, including drying, cleaning, upgrading and testing again.
Stage three starts with sowing seeds in selected control plots. That way we obtain valuable, exact information concerning their germination that must be maintained at an appropriate level. Simultaneously, the varietal identity of each species is checked at this stage.
Stage four takes place in our warehouses and consists of eliminating seeds that have been stored for too long on our shelves and replacing them with new batches. Each package is stamped with a unique batch number and also with the sow-by-date.
All four stages combined allow us to state with confidence that the seeds we deliver comply with the highest standards and have completed all required control stages with flying colours.
Prizes and awards
The seeds we sell are widely recognized for their quality and have won many awards. Our seeds won numerous gold medals and distinctions for their high quality. The World of Flowers was also honoured for its innovative approach.
Among those awards there were: TOP INNOVATION (June 2015), GOLD MEDAL AT THE POZNAN INTERNATIONAL FAIR (2015), CONSUMER QUALITY LEADER (2014), FARMER OF THE YEAR (2014).
In addition, we have also been awarded the “IDEAL BUSINESS” certificate for two years in a row.
Germination
We are committed to selling only the highest quality seeds. Taking into consideration the efforts we make daily, please also note that plants are living organisms and their germination and growth depends on many factors, such as temperature, soil type, humidity and the frequency with that they are watered, sowing time and conditions, use of fertilizers and plant protection agents (pesticides), as well as weather and climate conditions. We provide help by sharing the accurate and up-to-date sowing and growing information, however, we cannot bear any responsibility for the plants that were not cultivated in conditions appropriate for given species.
