Gary K. Smith / Garden pea (Pisum sativum) seeds ready for sowing, cutout

Kim Taylor / Garden Pea (Pisum sativum) seedling showing roots and leaf growth.

Kim Taylor / Garden Pea (Pisum sativum) germination and growth from seed, composite sequence, UK

Kim Taylor / Garden Pea (Pisum sativum) seedling showing roots and leaf growth.

Gary K. Smith / Planting young Pea seedlings {Pisum sativum} in vegetable plot, UK, March Note - grown in fibre pots raised in greenhouse

Gary K. Smith / Fibre pot containing Garden Pea plant seedling {Pisum sativum} ready for planting out in vegetable plot, UK, March

Gary K. Smith / Freshly planted Pea seedlings {Pisum sativum} in small vegetable plot with garden trowel, UK, March

Staffan Widstrand / Close up of Sugar pea pod {Pisum sativum} Greece

Kim Taylor / Garden peas {Pisum sativum} in a pod. UK.

Nick Turner / Harvesting Pea crop {Pisum sativum} Gloucestershire, UK

Nick Turner / Harvesting Pea crop {Pisum sativum} Gloucestershire, UK

Nick Turner / Harvesting Pea crop {Pisum sativum} Gloucestershire, UK