Peas
Also called Garden pea, Mangetout, Sugar snap.
| Light | full sun |
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| Water | Every 3 days in the growing season, every 9 in winter |
| Humidity | medium |
| Difficulty | easy |
| Height | Up to 150 cm (59 in) tall |
| Pets | Cats not known, dogs not known |
Pet safety not established for this species.
Edible here means commonly eaten. Nothing on this site is medical or dietary advice.
Peas want cool weather and a support to climb, and they give up quickly when it turns hot, which is why they are a spring crop in the north and an autumn to winter crop through much of the southern hemisphere. Sow them direct into ground that is not too rich; they fix their own nitrogen and a generous feed gives you a hedge with no pods. Give them something to hold from the moment they germinate, netting or twiggy sticks, because a pea that flops is a pea that mildews. Pick constantly once they start: every pod left to swell tells the plant its work is done and stops the flowering. Mangetout and sugar snap types crop over a longer season than shelling peas and waste nothing.
Ailments observed
| White powder on the leaves | Powdery mildew in dry soil and still air. Water the roots well, mulch, and give the row space. Late sowings mildew worst. |
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| It will not flower | Too much nitrogen, or too little sun. Stop feeding and move them into full sun. Peas fed with a nitrogen rich feed make foliage instead of pods. |
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