Pea Kelvedon Wonder Early And Main Crop

Pea Kelvedon Wonder is a reliable dwarf pea variety known for its excellent flavour, compact growth, and generous crops. Growing to around 45cm, it is suitable for smaller gardens, raised beds, vegetable plots, and allotments.

The plants produce narrow pointed pods, often in pairs, with around 7–8 peas per pod. This variety is ideal for early sowing and repeated sowings through spring, helping you enjoy fresh peas over a longer harvest period.

Kelvedon Wonder is a practical choice for home gardeners who want a dependable main crop pea with sweet flavour and good productivity.

Key Features

• Popular dwarf pea variety
• Compact plants, approx. 45cm tall
• Produces heavy crops of narrow pointed pods
• Around 7–8 peas per pod
• Excellent sweet flavour
• Good for early and successional sowing
• Suitable for spring and June sowings
• Ideal for vegetable beds, raised beds, and allotments

Growing Information

• Sow indoors in deep pots or root trainers in spring or autumn
• Sow outdoors directly in drills from March to June
• Sowing depth: 40–50mm
• Germination temperature: 13–18°C
• Germination time: 7–10 days
• Acclimatise indoor seedlings before planting outside
• Thin seedlings to around 60cm apart
• Keep the area weeded and watered
• Provide light support if needed
• Harvest when pods begin to swell
• Pick regularly to encourage continued cropping