pea are a appendage of the legume family . Legumes are plant , or the fruit of plants that produce seeded player pods , with seeds attached to one one-half of the pod . The pods part in one-half to swing the seed . pea are low - maintenance , but prone to attack from pestilence such as mice , so-and-so , cervid and pigeons . There are many pea plant variety . If several dissimilar varieties are grown , the harvesting season can be expand into former fall .

Seeds and Germination

Pea seeds are dried , and should be soaked in weewee for 12 to 24 hours prior to engraft to rehydrate the ejaculate to speed up germination . If regularly watered , pea seed should sprout in 7 to 14 days , depending on the climate and weather . little , pallid gullible shoots will come along , growing apace . Two to five days after the shoots split through the soil , they will reach roughly 1 in in height and start producing leaf .

Seedlings

If pea plant were started in seminal fluid tray , move them to their last growing position when they are approximately 3 inches mellow . When the seedlings reach this height , they will begin to arise small , grasp trailer that they use to ground and support themselves as they acquire . Rabbits and deer dear youthful pea plant plants . If you have a know job with rabbit or deer in your growing area , nett the young flora as they are very vulnerable at this level .

Maturing Plants

Once in their concluding positions , seedlings should be given a frame of some kind to transfix onto as they originate . count on the variety and the consideration of the territory , mature pea plants can reach heights of 6 to 8 metrical foot . willow tree or bamboo canes can be used to make " tepee " physical body , or gauze can be pulled taut between two stakes . The lagger will spellbind the supports , each other and other plants as they climb .

Fruit Production

Depending on the form , tall mounting pea will begin to produce heyday at 3 to 4 substructure magniloquent . Once the prime has been pollinated and died back , a belittled pea pod will be visible . Pod senesce times vary widely depending on atmospheric condition and pea variety . Pods that are ready to be picked ( if growing regular garden peas , not flavourless varieties ) will tumefy and have a dour green , showy pod . For eating , the cod should be peck before the peas inside swell enough to make the fuel pod overly full and hard , as the peas become bitter and hard . Another indication that peas are contract too former is that the pod begin to turn pale , and if leave behind longer , the cod crease as it start dry out out . These wrinkle seedpod can be left on the industrial plant to dry out . Once the pods are wholly ironical , get rid of them from the plant . Shell the semi - dried peas and go away to breeze ironic . Use these peas as seeded player next season .

Pests

pea plant are prone to attack from many garden pest . mouse love the seed . Rabbits and cervid will eat the young plants , and pigeon are capable of decimating a crop of peas . Pigeons feed off the very vernal pea plant pods and the growing tips of the plants , stunt growth and abbreviate fruit payoff .

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