Growing Peas

(Best months for growing Peas in Australia - sub-tropical regions)

Easy to grow. Sow in garden. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed. Best planted at soil temperatures between 8°C and 24°C. (Show °F/in)
Space plants: 5 - 8 cm apart
Harvest in 9-11 weeks. Pick the pods every day to increase production.
Compatible with (can grow beside): Potatoes

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02 Jun 08, Mohan (Unknown climate): Lack of sunshine could lead to growth of "Powdery Mildew". Spraying whole milk controls it. Pottasium bi carbonate is also helpful, but higher concentrations can cause leaf burn
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01 Jun 08, drew (Unknown climate): If the seeds are sown one and a half inches deeper in a warm bed you will get much healthier root growth and more vigourous growth.
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03 May 08, Seila (Unknown climate): Sometimes the roots don't develop properly, this causes them to be stunted.
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25 Apr 08, Eleonora (Unknown climate): Some of my sugar snaps have grown as small leaved, bushy plants, whereas some are growing tall and "normal". Does anyone have any ideas as to why the small plants?
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04 Apr 08, Chris (Unknown climate): Nancy, I've found they generally need a few twigs intermingled in the rows to provide a bit of support as even dwarf varieties get a bit leggy (the ones I've tried, anyway).
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25 Mar 08, Nancy (Unknown climate): Do dwarf peas need individual supports?
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