Peas belong to vegetables that have been cultivated for centuries. It can be an autumn, but also a spring culture. It is known that, if it is possible to sow peas in autumn, the yield will be higher and of better quality, and the plant will be much more resistant. Therefore, sowing peas in this period will enrich your garden with another very nutritious crop.
If you now decide to sow peas you should choose those varieties that have a later vegetation period, that is, which need more time from sowing the seeds to harvesting the pea fruit. In this way, you will be sure that there will be no damage due to the cold period.
Sowing peas
The sowing of pea seeds can be done in the autumn period, just before the onset of cold weather. That means it is the middle of October or the second half of that month is the most favorable time for sowing pea seeds.
The date when pea seeds are sown is very important, because if sown in the second half of October, the plant will be able to germinate, develop and form several leaves. Its height should not exceed 5 to 7 centimeters.
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In this way, the plant is prepared in the best and highest quality to survive and to overwinter in the following period without winter damage. If you decide to sow peas in the fall, use a slightly larger amount of seed when sowingbecause it always deteriorates from the cold during the winter.
Ways of sowing peas
You can have peas sow in rows or in houses, that is, in groups. If you decide to sow the seeds in rows it is best to sow peas in two-row bedsthat is, with a distance between rows of 30 to 35 centimeters. After that, it would be best to make a distance of about half a meter.
Peas sown in this way enable the plants to lean on each other and not fall to the ground. By the way, it is known that the pea stalk it can reach a length of half a meter to a meter and a half.
For this reason, you can use supports that are placed between the rows, such as nets, twigs or trellises, and they can also simply lean against each other, so that plants create support for themselves.
Peas are not fans of excessively nutritious soils.
Pea seeds are very large. Peas are sown at a depth of 2 to 3 centimetersand then it is necessary to cover it abundantly and trample it. In this way, the contact of the seed with the soil will be better and the plant will germinate faster. If it happens that during the sowing of pea seeds in the autumn period the weather is dry and there is not enough moisture, it is a plant necessary to water.
Sowing peas – top dressing of the soil
If you have prepared the soil for sowing pea seeds, and you think that the soil is not of sufficient quality, you can add certain amounts of organic or mineral fertilizers. However, know that Peas are not fans of excessively nutritious soilsbecause if there is a large amount of organic matter, it can happen that peas get an extremely large green mass.
As a consequence, not enough pods or fruits will be formed.
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Types of peas
When it comes to the types of pea seeds, there are those that are used for seed sowing and are called wrinkles. They can be smooth or rough, based on which you can tell if they are extremely sweet or mild in taste.
There is also peas that are sown in the spring. Such types of peas are called sugar beans or pea pods. They are used for food like green beans, i.e. the whole pod with young seeds is edible.
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B.Sc. Eng. Vladimir Milutinović
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