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Peas
About This Plant...
Family:Fabaceae
Genus and species:Pisum sativum
Growing Season:spring and fall
Indoor Sowing...
Time needed to reach transplant size:4 weeks
When to transplant to garden:4 weeks before to 3 weeks after last spring frost
Outdoor Sowing...
When to sow outdoors:4 to 6 weeks before last spring frost
Other Sowing Guidelines...
Approx. germination time:6-36 days
Germination temp.:40-75 degrees F.
Sowing depth:1 inch
Days to maturity:50-80 days
Transplanting Guidelines...
Spacing between plants:1-3 inches
Spacing between rows:24-48 inches
Growing On...
Pests:seed corn maggots, aphids, and slugs
Diseases: powdery mildew, fusarium wilt, and viruses
Harvest:pick garden peas when pods are filled out but still tender; snow peas when the pods are tender and the seeds inside are undeveloped; and snap peas when the pods are filled out but still crisp