seeds
(56 days) Open-pollinated. Those who grew up during the heyday of our national pastime associate the name with bubble gum and baseball cards. We’re talking peas, not hardball here, but whether as growers or as batters, we prefer Topps to a called Strike. In our 2010 trial, in a very warm dry spring in Zone 5, Topps bested both Strike and Premium with 5.42 peas per pod. In the more hospitable 2015 season one zone north, Topps, given ample rainfall in late spring, notched about 5–7 peas per pod. Not bad for a short vine (22–23") that bursts onto the second early scene with a concentrated set of very dark blunt 3½" pods. In Central Maine second early meant July 10 ripeness, whereas in West Tisbury, Mass., Tom Hodgson and Christine Gault shelled their first Topps on June 8 and won a First Peas contest. Production is ample but brief; within a week the plants are all picked out. As for the flavor? “Makes your mouth water for more,” said one taster. Others compared it closely with Early Frosty except Topps is easier to tell maturity and to shell. You can keep the bubble gum, we’ll take the peas! Resists F1. ②
From early May through October 31, items shipping from
our garden seeds warehouse ship twice a week, usually
Tuesday and Thursday. For quickest turnaround
time order online by noon Monday or Wednesday.
We will not be fulfilling seed orders from May
20 - May 22 while we do physical inventory count. Orders
placed by Monday, May 19 at 10am will be shipped before
the break. We will resume normal order fulfillment on
Friday, May 23.
ships year-round
