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Peas

Pisum sativum

Your guide to planting, growing, and getting to know this plant.

THE PLANT NOTEBOOK

Peas care, from seed onward.

Botanical name
Pisum sativum
Common names
Garden Pea, Snow Pea, Sugar Snap
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Pisum
Species
P. sativum
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Start growing

Sow in early spring as soon as soil can be worked. Needs trellis or chicken wire.

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Growing with your kit

The Seeds In A Cup® kit provides a front-row seat to Gregor Mendel's genetics lessons—perfect for students!

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Propagation

By seed.

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Seasonal growth & harvest

55-70 days. Harvest regularly to keep plants productive.

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Growing conditions

Cool temperate fields and gardens.

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Weather & tolerances

High frost tolerance; very low heat tolerance.

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Pests & plant health

Pea aphids and powdery mildew.

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Plant safety

Safe and highly nutritious.

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Botanical features

A vining annual with tendrils for climbing. Nitrogen-fixing legume.

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Varieties

‘Sugar Ann’, ‘Oregon Sugar Pod’, ‘Lincoln Shelling’.

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Garden & everyday uses

Fresh pods, shelling peas, or dried for soups

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Native range & distribution

Native to the Mediterranean and Near East.

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Conservation

Vast heirloom diversity secure.

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Name origins

Latin ‘pisum’, from the Greek ‘pison’.

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History

Basis of modern genetics thanks to Gregor Mendel’s 19th-century monk garden experiments.

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