How to grow pea
Fabaceae, easy to grow
Sweet pods from early spring. Legumes add nitrogen to the soil.
Growing pea for the first time
Difficulty: Easy · Sun: full sun · Ready in: about 70 days
1. Choose the spot
Pick a sunny spot (6+ hours of sun). It does best in loam, clay soil with a pH of 6.0–7.5. Avoid sandy soil, or improve it with compost.
2. Sow or plant
Sow outdoors in Mar, Apr, May, Jun. Start indoors or under cover in Feb. Space plants about 8 cm apart.
3. Look after it
- Water roughly every 4 days, more in hot or dry weather. Water the soil, not the leaves.
- No regular feeding needed in good soil — a mulch of compost is enough.
- Keep weeds down, and add a daily note and photo to your BeAgric grow diary so you can spot problems early.
4. Watch for problems
Common problems: Pea moth, Powdery mildew. Take a photo with Check a plant if leaves look spotted, yellow or wilted.
5. Organic tip
Leave roots in the ground after harvest — they feed the next crop with nitrogen.
6. Harvest
Expect your first harvest about 70 days after planting. Record it in Harvests and list any spare on the marketplace.
Growing it organically
Leave roots in the ground after harvest — they feed the next crop with nitrogen.
Common problems
- Pea moth
- Powdery mildew
Spotted something? Check a photo of the leaf.