When to plant peas?

It is very difficult to imagine our garden, without such tasty and useful peas . Even in the smallest area, you can find a bed for this wonderful plant, since it does not take much space. But the benefits of pea beds will be, and considerable, because in addition to delicious grains, peas have the ability to enrich the soil with nitrogen. And that peas give a good harvest, it is very important to correctly determine when to plant it in the ground.

Dates of planting peas

Since peas are a cold-resistant crop, the timing of its sowing is quite early. You can start the sowing of peas as soon as the soil is thawed on the site, and it usually occurs by the middle-end of April. The main thing is to make a landing as soon as possible after the preparation of the soil. Hurry to ensure that the soil does not have time to evaporate accumulated in it for the winter of moisture and the peas could safely germinate. If several varieties of peas of different maturity are sown simultaneously, then the harvest can be enjoyed throughout almost the whole summer.

How to plant peas?

To get a good harvest, it's better to remember simple rules:

1. The bed under the peas should be taken away in a well-lit part of the garden, not forgetting the need to build a support for it. Of course, you can do without support, but then the harvest will be much worse.
2. The soil on the bed should be rich in nutrients (this can be achieved with fertilizers), which is good for water and air. In no case should not plant peas in areas of waterlogged or prone to groundwater stagnation.
3. Cooking beds under the peas begin in the fall, carefully digging it and introducing fertilizers - mineral or organic. Not the least role in the quality of the crop is played by the fact that in place of which plant the peas are sown. The best predecessors for him will be potatoes, pumpkin cultures, tomatoes and cabbage.
4. Before planting a grain of peas should be soaked, and if the crops are planned small, then germinate on a damp cloth. Pea grains are embedded in the soil to a depth of about 5-6 cm, ranging from each other in two centimeters.
5. Care for pea plantings is simple enough, and includes the removal of weeds with simultaneous loosening of the soil, watering and fighting diseases. When the pea is affected by fungal diseases, Bordeaux fluid (1%) is used.
6. Birds are another danger to the harvest. To protect the harvest from fowl-hunting feathers over crops, you can pull a fine mesh.