Garden Pea

Pisum sativum var. medullare – Garden pea, TSW 115 - 210 g, 5-9 seeds in 1 g. Sowing of the peas is done early in the spring, preferably in the second half of March to the beginning of April. We are sowing on the prepared site in lines 15-30 cm apart, each grain 4-6 cm in distance. It is sown 1,000,000 of seeds per hectare. Seed consumption is 200-250 grams per 10 square meters. We are sowing to a depth of 5 - 7 cm. After germination maintain growth without weeds. The most important pest of pea is aphid, which could be destroyed by the spraying of Pirimor. Garden peas is undemanding on the soil, best grow in the light clay soils. The soil is fertilized with phosphate and potassium fertilizers if needed.