Green Arrow
Green Arrow: 68-75 days to harvest, 7-12 days to germinate, 2-3 inches between plants, pH 6.0-7.5, hardy in zones 2-11. Fruit runs to about 4-4.5 inch pods with 8-11 peas each. Give it full sun to partial shade (4-6+ hours) and 1 inch per week, deep watering preferred water. It will crop in a container. Because this is a hybrid, seed saved from it will not repeat the parent — plan on fresh seed each year.
Sowing
Direct sow 3-4 weeks before last frost date. Plant 1-1.5 inches deep. Provide 3-foot supports or netting.
Cultivation
- Sun
- Full sun to partial shade (4-6+ hours)
- Water
- 1 inch per week, deep watering preferred
- Soil
- Rich, well-drained soil with added compost or aged manure
- Soil pH
- 6.0-7.5
- Spacing
- 2-3 inches
- Height
- 12-18 inches
- Season
- Cool season
Appearance & flavour
- Colour
- Dark green pods with bright green peas
- Size
- 4-4.5 inch pods with 8-11 peas each
- Shape
- Long, straight, well-filled pods with blunt ends
- Flavour
- Sweet, full-bodied pea flavor with tender texture
In the kitchen
Fresh shelling, freezing, canning, soups, side dishes, pea salads
Pests, disease & resistance
- Pests
- Pea weevil, aphids, thrips, cucumber beetles
- Diseases
- Bacterial blight, downy mildew, white mold, damping-off
- Resistance
- Resistant to fusarium wilt races 1 and 2, powdery mildew, and pea enation mosaic virus
Planting calendar by USDA zone
| Zone | Start indoors | Transplant | Direct sow | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | — | June – July | August – September |
| 2 | — | — | May – July | July – September |
| 3 | — | — | May – June | July – October |
| 4 | — | — | April – June | July – October |
| 5 | — | — | April – May | June – November |
| 6 | — | — | April – May | June – November |
| 7 | — | — | March – May | May – November |
| 8 | — | — | March – April | May – December |
| 9 | — | — | February – March | April – December |
| 10 | — | — | January – March | March – December |
| 11 | — | — | January – February | February – December |
| 12 | — | — | January – February | February – December |
| 13 | — | — | January – February | February – December |
Companion planting
8 beneficial pairings indexed for this variety, 3 to avoid.
Avoid
Nutrition (per 100 g)
- Calories (per 100 g)
- 81
- Protein (g)
- 5.42
- Fat (g)
- 0.4
- Carbohydrate (g)
- 14.4
- Fibre (g)
- 5.7
- Sugars (g)
- 5.67
- Vitamin A (µg)
- 38
- Vitamin C (mg)
- 40
- Vitamin E (mg)
- 0.13
- Vitamin K (µg)
- 24.8
- Vitamin B6 (mg)
- 0.169
- Folate (µg)
- 65
- Calcium (mg)
- 25
- Iron (mg)
- 1.47
- Magnesium (mg)
- 33
- Phosphorus (mg)
- 108
- Potassium (mg)
- 244
- Zinc (mg)
- 1.24
- Selenium (µg)
- 1.8
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Cultivar facts compiled from public horticultural references including USDA GRIN and NC State Extension. Descriptions are original to this catalogue.
Grown Green Arrow?
Post a crop report — day counts, reservoir readings, what worked. Variety-specific logs are the most useful thing on the forum.
Similar varieties
Other peas with a comparable time to harvest, so a season that suits Green Arrow suits these too.
- Wando 68 days
- Tall Telephone 68 days
- Carouby de Maussane 70 days
- Mammoth Melting Sugar 70 days
- Alderman 70 days
- Blue Podded Blauwschokker 70 days