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Arvidsjaur is a heritage variety from Swedish Lapland that is well adapted to cool climates and short summers.
This cold hardy variety can be direct sown in soils as cold as 4-5c and it tolerates mild spring frosts as long as it is hardened off first. Adapted to cool climates it also has developed a good general disease resistance, particularly against powdery mildew.
This variety can be used in challenging cool locations or used as an early first sown pea followed by later successions of other peas, e.g. the Train Drivers Giant Pea.
The young pods are flat, sweet, crunchy and can be eaten whole as a mange tout. Leftover pods can be frozen for later use. A good early everyday pea that is great for fresh eating, stir fries, salads or simply blanched with melted butter.
Arvidsjaur grows to ca 1.5 meter and is vigorous but not sprawling. It could possibly be considered for container planting as an option. We grew it with the maize Astronomy Domine in 2025 which worked well.
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| Technical information | |
|---|---|
| Botanical name | Pisum sativum |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Lifecycle | Annual |
| Avg. seeds in pack. | 20 |
| Germination above | 80% |
| Organic certified? | Yes |
| Heritage variety? | Yes |
| Growing guide | |
|---|---|
| Time to plant | Under cover Feb.- outdoors Mar.-Jun. |
| Avg. days to maturity | 60-70 |
| Avg. days to germination | 4-10 |
| Germination temp | 7-20c |
| Sowing dept | 3-4cm |
| Row distance | 40-50cm |
| Plant distance | 5-8cm |
| Plant height | 1.5m |
| Positioning | Full sun |
| Weight | 0.015 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 11 × 0.02 × 11 cm |
