How to Grow Peas? A Full Breakdown of the Latest Planting Methods

Peas are a nutritious legume food, and they contain relatively large amounts of copper and chromium. Peas are also very effective for blood production and for the development of bones and the brain, while chromium can promote the metabolism of sugar and fat. So how are peas grown? Below, the editor will give everyone a brief introduction to how to grow peas.

1. Choosing and Preparing the Land

For a pea field, you should choose flat land that drains easily, and the soil should be rich in nutrients. Sandy loam or clay soil will both do, with a pH that is slightly acidic or neutral. Before sowing, the land should be plowed once to ensure the soil is airy and drains well. Also, the land should not have grown legume crops within one year, otherwise diseases are easily triggered. The land should be given plenty of base fertilizer, with the amount of base fertilizer depending on the situation.

2. Seed Selection and Sowing

For pea seeds, choose disease-free seeds, or disinfect the seeds before sowing and sow them after they have dried in the air. This is to reduce the chance of disease occurring. Friends in the Yangtze River Basin mostly sow in autumn, and they can also sow after the Start of Spring; the main point is to avoid the high temperatures and rainy season of the southern summer and avoid situations that are hard to control. In South China, sowing is done around the Start of Autumn, and with careful care, harvest can be done in winter or spring.

3. Field Management

From sowing to harvest, weeds must be removed at least 2-3 times to promote root growth and absorption capacity and reduce competitive pressure on the roots. If there is high temperature and little rain before the seedlings emerge, irrigation should be done in time to speed up seed germination and seedling emergence. After the seedlings emerge, the soil moisture should not be too high. Prevent waterlogging from rotting the roots. But if cloudy and rainy weather occurs, with continuous rain, the water should also be drained in time to keep soil moisture moderate and prevent it from being too wet or too dry, which causes flowers and pods to drop.

4. Disease Control

The main diseases of peas are powdery mildew and downy mildew. Before sowing, the seeds can be soaked in a chemical agent for disinfection. After sowing, carbendazim and metalaxyl can be sprayed for control. If diseased plants appear, they should be pulled out immediately and burned together with other diseased plant residues to reduce sources of infection and pathogens. Pay attention to garden sanitation and humidity and temperature, and pull out weeds in time. Improper control of temperature and humidity is also one of the important reasons affecting the breeding of pathogens.

5. Timely Harvest

Because peas are grown in different seasons and by different planting methods, the number of days to harvest also varies greatly. For example, when planted in summer, because the temperature is high, the pea pods grow faster, and from sowing to maturity takes only about half a month. But when planted in winter, the temperature is low, and from flowering to harvest may take about a month. So we should harvest according to your actual use for the peas. For example, if you want to harvest peas for eating, when the pea pods have already bulged and feel fairly large when pinched by hand, then they can be harvested.

Growing peas is actually fairly simple. They are one of the very common crops in the countryside, and from sowing to maturity the longest time is only about 1.5 months. During the growing process, what needs attention is the part about pests and diseases. Pests and diseases are the most headache-inducing problem for all crops, and if disease is found, it needs to be dealt with immediately. Otherwise, it may affect the yield.