Peas
Height: 2 4–7 2 "Width: 6–1 0 "Depth: 3 – 3 6"Annual/Cool Season
Wat e r : Moderate, drip irrigation. Peas don’t like really
warm weather and shouldn’t be handled when wet from
dew, irrigation, or rain.
Sun : Full
Companion Planting :
pro: Beans, carrots, celery, radishes, spinach, strawberries
con: Garlic, onions, late potatoes
Pest: Aphids, birds, rabbits, thrips
Diseases : Bacterial blight, mildew, root rot
Soil: Sandy loam; good drainage, as heavy, waterlogged
soil will produce a poor harvest
Fertilizer: Fish emulsion when 6 inches high
pH: 5.5–6.8
Varieties :
snow peas: Corgi (for flavor), Oregon Giant (big
pods)
english peas: Dakota (early), Wando (bush pea for
small garden)
sugar snaps: Super Sugar Mel, Super Sugar Snap
(pole climber)
Zones : 2–8
Planting : For spring crop, seed ½–1 inch deep, 6–8
weeks before last frost. Sow 2 peas together unless you
use the 8 peas to one pole idea—then only one. Plant
2–3 inches apart, thin to 4 inches.
Germinates : 5–7 days
Harvest: From seed, 55–70 days
Rotation: Every other year, to help following crops that
need nitrogen fixation, such as kale.
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