Quick start ⚡ Quick start info for sowing peas ⚡
🌱 Sowing & planting
- Sowing depth: 2 cm
- Sowing distance: 60 cm (low varieties) to 80 cm (tall varieties) between rows, 5 cm between plants
- Germination: 5-24 °C, 7-14 days (in dry weather: soak the peas overnight; do not do this in wet weather due to rot)
- Planting distance: 60 cm (low varieties) to 80 cm (tall varieties) between rows, 5 cm between plants
- Plant out as: plants 20 cm high
- Growth cycle: 60-70 days after planting out
📅 Growing times throughout the year
- Pre-grown: sow under glass mid-January-February, plant outdoors late February-early April, harvest late May-June.
- In situ: sow outdoors March-April, harvest end of June-July.
📘 Basic information
- Crop group: Legume
- Plant family: Pea family
- Height: 60-180 cm
- Growth cycle: 60-70 days after planting out
- Frost resistant: yes
- Root system: 45-60 cm
- Preferred soil: pH 6.0-7.5
- Fertilization: no additional fertilization
🌞💧 Pitch & water
Location: 🌞 lots of sun
Watering: 💧 little water needed
🤝 Good & Bad Neighbors
Good neighbors
- Radish
- Spinach
- Corn
- Root
- Caraway
Bad neighbors
- Onion
- Garlic
- Gladioli
- Grape
❗ Dangers & Concerns
- Few specific dangers and concerns known.
🧺 Harvesting & storing
You harvest peas when the pods become round.
Harvest a pod regularly to check whether the peas are nice and round.
🍽️ Nutritional value
Per 100 g cooked peas without salt:
- 84 kcal
- 0 g fat
- 16 g carbohydrates
- 5 g protein
- 5 g fiber
- 6 g sugar
- Vitamins: A, C and K
- Other: folic acid, iron, thiamine and manganese
Quick start ⚡ Quick start info for sowing snow peas or snow peas ⚡
🌱 Sowing & planting
- Sowing depth: approximately 2 cm.
- Sowing distance: 60 cm (low varieties) to 80 cm (tall varieties) between rows, 5 cm between plants.
- Planting distance: equal to the sowing distance: 60–80 cm between rows and 5 cm between plants.
- Germination temperature & germination time: 5–24°C, germinates in about 7–14 days. In dry weather, you can soak the peas overnight to gain time; avoid this in wet weather to prevent rot.
- Planting out: Plant out pre-grown plants when they are about 20 cm tall.
- Growth cycle: approximately 60–70 days.
📅 Growing times throughout the year
- Pre-grown: sow under glass from mid-January to February, plant out outdoors from late February to early April, harvest from late May to mid-June.
- Sowing in situ: sow outdoors from March to early May, harvest from early June to early July.
📘 Basic information
- Crop group: legumes.
- Plant family: Legume family.
- Height: approximately 60 to 180 cm.
- Growth cycle: approximately 60–70 days.
- Frost resistant: yes.
- Root system: root depth approximately 45–60 cm.
- Preferred soil: pH between 6.0 and 7.5.
- Fertilization: no extra fertilizer required.
🌞💧 Pitch & water
Location: ☀️ moderate sun.
Watering: 💧 Water sparingly, especially during dry periods.
🤝 Good & Bad Neighbors
Good neighbors
- Radish
- Corn
- Root
- Caraway
Bad neighbors
- Onion
- Garlic
- Gladioli
- Grape
❗ Dangers & Concerns
Few specific problems are known for snow peas. However, be aware of common fungal diseases during prolonged wet weather and avoid overwatering to prevent seed rot.
🧺 Harvesting & storing
Harvest snow peas young, when the pods are flat and tender. You can also leave them on the ground longer so the peas swell inside the pod and can be eaten.
Fresh snow peas are best stored briefly in the refrigerator. For longer storage, you can blanch and freeze them.
🍽️ Nutritional value
100 grams of cooked snow peas without salt contains approximately:
- Energy: 52 kcal
- Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 9 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Sugars: 5 g
- Vitamins: A, B6, C and K
- Minerals & other: riboflavin, folic acid, pantothenic acid, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, iron and manganese
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Many types of peas and a drug when shelling
Growing peas or snow peas is truly incredibly satisfying. There are different kinds of peas, too. With some, we eat the peas themselves, with others the whole pods, and others are simply beautiful to look at and early attractants of beneficial insects. Peas are grown early or late in the year. They thrive in the spring and autumn sun, not the sultry summer sun. They're not only good for your body, but also for your mind. After an hour of popping peas out of their pods, I'm 100% zen. So calm that my glass of white wine usually stays half full (or, for the pessimists, half empty) and the trance of shelling completely takes over. Anyone who's ever shelled peas will certainly know the feeling.
