Growing Organic Peas: Easy Steps to Grow this Sturdy Legume

Growing organic peas could be very rewarding.  Aside from its nutrition value, you can also earn from it especially if you get a bountiful harvest.

Peas love sandy soil that is well drained and does not hold much moisture.  Because pea seeds are prone to rotting if they are exposed to constant moisture, it would be best to hill up the soil and build pea fences.  Garden plots where you plan to sow peas should be elevated and must be located on a shady area.  Elevated plots and gardens for peas are good measures to prevent water from destroying the seeds.

This unique characteristic of peas will allow you to sow the seeds as long as the soil can be worked on.  You can sow pea seeds in mid-spring so that it can reach optimum growth during the hot summer season.  You can also try to sow before August but it could be risky especially if winter comes earlier than expected.

Most pea varieties are climbers so you will have to provide ample support like stakes, trellis, or artificial fences.  For grounder varieties, artificial support is not necessary.  They usually hug the ground or climb on other nearby plants.  It would be important to know if your pea variety is a high climber or grounder so that you can prepare the necessary support system.

Before sowing intensively, the soil or the seeds must be inoculated first.  This will boost the ability of organic peas to resist diseases and other soil-borne malady. 

Peas can survive even on crowded spaces.  However for best results, the seeds must be buried an inch deep below the ground and covered very lightly.  A one-inch interval is best but peas can tolerate lesser that one inch spacing.  The ability of peas to grow in cramped garden and spaces is the reason why most pea growers enjoy plentiful harvest even on small plots.  You can also take advantage of this unique ability of peas.

Once peas have matured, it could now tolerate moisture.  So it would be best to keep the ground a bit moist to induce substantial growth and flowering.  You will know if the fruits are ready for harvesting if the pods have dried up.