Fondant de Saint Désirat - Pea
This old, local variety from the Ardèche region, with its abundant, sustained production, bears a profusion of beautiful, thick, fleshy yellow pods with no parchment.
It's known as the "melting pea" because its pods swell well before the seeds develop, revealing their incomparable tenderness.
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Sow directly in place, 2 to 3 cm deep, every 3 cm, or in stacks of 3 to 5 seeds spaced 20 cm apart, in rows 60 cm apart. Plant out 3 weeks after emergence. In mild climates, sow from November to February.
For staking, place reams about 2 m apart before the beans emit their long, voluble stems.
February, March, April, May, June, October, November
April, May, June, July, August, September
in the ground
semi-shade, sunny
medium
humus
fees, light, furniture
Pisum sativum
mid-season
80 grams
gourmet
Yellow
From 130 to 150 cm
From 10 to 14 cm
rowing
France
This ancient local variety from the Ardèche, often presented as a sub-variety of "Corne de Bélier", was selected by market gardeners in the Saint-Désirat region. It was then widely cultivated in Normandy, the Ardennes and Belgium.