Growing Peas: Cool-Season Succession, Support & Harvest Window

Peas love cool weather. Stagger heat-tolerant varieties for spring-through-fall harvest.

Site & Soil

Full sun (south exposure ideal). pH 6.0–6.8. Well-drained—raised beds for heavy soil. Avoid high-nitrogen amendments (peas fix own N).

Shell (English), snow (edible flat pods), snap (edible plump pods).

Direct sow 5 weeks before last frost. 1″ deep, 3–4″ apart, rows 3′. Install trellis at planting—guide vines early.

Heat-resistant varieties 2–3 weeks later. Fall crop 8–10 weeks before frost.

½″/week young; 1″/week flowering. Compost tea or liquid seaweed 2×/week.

~3 weeks after flowering. Pick daily for peak sweetness.

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