What are the precautions for growing snow peas?

Snow peas belong to the genus Pisum, and look rather like shriveled edamame, so they are also called small green peas and snow peas. Snow peas have high nutritional value and help enhance the body's metabolic functions, and they are used in everyday cooking in all kinds of dishes, but note that snow peas contain certain toxins and must be fully boiled before eating. However, what we bring you today is not how to cook snow peas, but the precautions for growing snow peas, so let's take a look!



1. Light

Snow peas need a large amount of long-term light during growth, because almost all varieties of snow peas can advance their flowering time under long-term light; if there is not enough light time, their flowering time will be inhibited. So to grow high-quality, early-maturing snow peas, you must ensure sufficient light time during the growing process, but some varieties are not strict about light duration. However, in the later pod-setting stage, a certain amount of light time is still needed, and the light intensity is also relatively high, but they should not be kept in a high-temperature environment for a long time; it is best to plant again at the turn of spring and summer.



2. Soil

Snow peas have strong adaptability to soil, and can grow normally in both sandy soil and clay soil. But to obtain high-quality and high-yield snow peas, they still need to be planted in soil rich in organic matter with a moderate pH. Soil pH has a great effect on snow peas; when the pH is below 5.5, although snow peas can grow normally, it will also increase the incidence of disease and reduce the fruit-setting rate. So this kind of soil should be properly neutralized, and attention should be paid to the soil's water retention and drainage, so that the soil does not hold too much water.



3. Sowing

The planting time of snow peas varies with variety and growing region, and they can be divided into three growth types according to the growth habit of the snow pea stems. Generally, for varieties planted around the Yangtze River basin, around February is the best time for spring sowing; if it is an autumn variety, cultivation should begin around August each year. Winter varieties need to be sown before winter begins, so the specific planting time mainly depends on the difference in variety, and is also closely related to normal growth in the later period.



4. Water

The growth of snow peas requires a large amount of water, especially during seed germination and emergence; if there is not enough water to let the seeds swell with moisture, the germination rate and emergence time will be affected. By the seedling stage, their water demand gradually decreases somewhat, and at the middle flowering stage, a relatively high humidity content in the air is needed. If there is not enough water during the pod growth period and they are kept in a high-temperature, dry environment for a long time, the pods will mature early, which will have a great impact on both quality and yield.



The above are the things to pay attention to when growing snow peas. Growing snow peas is not simple, but it is not difficult either, as long as you master a correct management method. Pay attention to the conditions required for snow pea growth, and you can achieve twice the result with half the effort. But you also need to prevent pests and diseases, which are very harmful to the plants and may cause a total loss of the snow pea crop. This article is for reference only, and we hope it is helpful to everyone.