genus Pisum sativumPeas sustain our body with phytonutrients and , surprisingly , with omega-3 fatty acids . A intemperately - work crop , they improve the soil , fix nitrogen that will tip future crop . Especially easy to rise in nerveless seasons . Snap peas have comestible pods that are sweetest as the pods fatten up . high up in vitamin vitamin C and niacin , they are most nutritious when unused and briefly cooked . For the best nutrition and flavor , grow your own crops . Snap peas are the most rich of all the types of pea plant . Some rupture peas produce strings that are easily removed by peel them back as the pods are harvested . Clarence Shepard Day Jr. to maturity are calculate from the date of direct seeding . Note : In area with modest winters such as the maritime Northwest , where peas can be planted in February , add 35 - 40 Day . Culture• Peas are a hardy nerveless - season harvest that can be get in a kind of soil types• Side garb plant with 1 cup of TSC ’s Complete fertilizer and 1/2 loving cup bone meal per 10 row feet• Climbing varieties should be trellised• Most bush - character vine can be supported on a short trellis or allowed to grow as a mound• Environmental stress , such as prolonged spicy atmospheric condition or deficiency of moisture , will reduce yields• Extend your harvesting through multiple sowingsDirect Sowing• Peas may be seed as before long as the dirt can be worked in the spring• Cool temperature lead to slow and mercurial germination• Sow pea in July for a fall crop• In meek climates you may overwinterInsects & Diseases• Common insects : Pea aphid , pea weevil• Insect control : Pyrethrin should be enforce at seedling leg if leaf scalloping is observed• Common diseases : Fusarium wilt ( also called pea root rot ) , powdery and downy mold , and pea enation mosaic virus ( more common in Northwest and Northeast areas)• Disease mastery : Zonix• Disease prevention : 3 - 4 class harvest rotationHarvest & Storage• For catch and shelling peas , start see to it for adulthood as soon as the cod begin to swell• reap often to keep plants producing• If leave on the vine too long , the peas become starchy and the pod become tough• storage at 36 ° F and 95 % humidityKEY TO PEA DISEASE RESISTANCE AND TOLERANCEHR indicates eminent resistance . IR indicates average electric resistance . AF | AscochytaDM | Downy MildewE | Enation Mosaic VirusF * | Fusarium WiltPEMV | Pea Enation Mosaic VirusPLR | Pea Leaf Roll VirusPM | Powdery Mildew * number designate specific disease race .
Pea Growing Guide
Pea Growing Guide Soil Temp for Germ. Days to Emergence Seed Depth Thin Plants To Seed Spacing Row Spacing Min. Germ. Seed Life Seeds per ounce Fertilizer Needs 45-75°F 8-25 1-1 1/2" N/A 1" 18-24" 80% 2 years ≈ 90-165 Low Pisum sativum Peas nourish our bodies with phytonutrients and, surprisingly, with omega-3 fatty ac %%Excerpt%%
