Himachal's cold deserts to be flush with green peas Sun, Jun 6 2021 10:33 IST | 0 Views Himachal's cold desert to flush with green peas. Image Source: IANS News Himachal's cold desert to flush with green peas. Image Source: IANS News Shimla, June 6 : Amidst the pandemic, farmers in the cold deserts of Spiti Valley in Himachal Pradesh have been going in for extensive cultivation of the remunerative green peas unlike last year when they opted for the traditional black peas -- a pulse smaller in size with a greater shelf life than the green ones. Agricultural experts told IANS that fearing that the Covid-19 lockdown would hamper marketing of their cash crops the farmers last year went for cultivating the black peas in the sole cultivation season that is less than five months from May.