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Pea Pisum sativum

How to sow pea: direct

Sun requirement for pea: Plant in Full Sun

Pea has been planted 89 times by Growstuff members.

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Predictions

Annual

living and reproducing in a single year or less

Median lifespan

13 weeks

First harvest expected

11 weeks after planting

Last harvest expected

13 weeks after planting

Height

60cm

Spread

3cm

Row Spacing

30cm

Growing Degree Days

10

Companions

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Photos

Pea crops

Pea plantings

Peas
Peas
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2020-03-23_08-25-57
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Bed 16
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Pea harvests

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Pea seeds

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IMG_20191110_154947
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Sunniness

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Planted from

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Harvested for

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Varieties

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snap pea

Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon
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sugarsnap pea

Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon

Crop Map

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What people are saying about peas

How to save seeds

by shiny,

Beans, peas and corn: remove husks and allow seeds to dry out – this may take a couple of weeks, then remove casings and store.

Pumpkins and melons: seeds need to be washed and set aside to dry for a week or so befor…

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Bean mosaic virus?

by oakandsage,

I never have good results growing beans here (SoCal, not too far from the high desert). Few ever sprout. Those that do never grow above 4-6" high and product 1-3 podseach, if they live long enough. (Note - I use legume inoculant on most, but not all, seeds of each type of bean. I …

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by oakandsage,

My raspberry are flowering!

Anyone whose english pea plants yield spherical peas must be a saint. I only get spherical peas if I miss a pod. In the evening I sit out in the garden and eat peas until there is nothing worth eating left on the plant. Then I am do…

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Seeds!

by oakandsage,

Yay, seeds arrived. Gonna go on a planting binge tomorrow. Especially since tomorrow is tomato day!

Got: Golden purslane Watercress Yard long bean Blackeye pea Charentais melon [Cantaloupe](/crops/cantal…

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