Growing and caring for peas in the open field

Features of growing peas

You won't get at least some tasty harvest of peas if you sow it anyhow and wherever you have to. Peas need space, moderate sunshine and a lot of heat. Therefore, if summer is hot and dry in your area, it is better to plant peas in the shade of buildings or trees so that they do not dry out.

Try to choose a place so that the predecessors of green peas are cucumbers, potatoes, pumpkins or cabbage. But after the peas, you can grow anything, moreover, next year it is not necessary to be zealous with nitrogen fertilizers. There will be a lot of them in the soil after the peas.

Crop rotation should be observed, returning the peas to their place not earlier than after 3 years.

Give preference to unpretentious varieties, the so-called peeling. They cannot boast of the sweetness of peas, but at the same time they are less susceptible to fungal diseases and are suitable for conservation. Moreover, peeling varieties can be planted in early spring - from mid-March.

Seed and soil preparation

Before planting, decide which variety you like. Among the most resistant varieties to various kinds of fungal diseases are Uladovsky Jubilee, Excellent 240, Chernigovsky 190, Marat Neosypashy 1, Kubanets 1126, Ramonsky 77. Caring for these varieties is somewhat easier, as for any hybrid plants. Other varieties that may attract your attention are English (large peas, different plant heights) and Snezhny (very sweet peas in flat pods).

Peas, as a rule, are not grown for seedlings, but are immediately planted in open ground. Therefore, start preparing for planting a few weeks before the designated date. The first step is to select suitable seeds for growing - free of chips, wormholes and stains. Also place the peas in salt water. Throw away the peas that have surfaced, they are affected by the pea weevil. Peas can be germinated. To do this, wrap them in a cloth dipped in boric acid solution or potassium permanganate.

Fertilize the soil before planting. It is better not to use nitrogen fertilizers, since the pea root system sufficiently saturates the soil with nitrogen. Use double superphosphate (15 g), potassium (15 g), phosphorus (10 g), urea (10 g). If the area is clayey soil or sand, then mix it with compost. Loose, fertile soil is ideal.

Landing

Most varieties can be planted in early April, but some hybrid varieties can be planted in mid-March. Use soil temperature as a guide, as this is a key factor in the growth of peas.

6-7 days before planting, make furrows 5-6 cm deep on the site, fill them with compost, and then sprinkle them with earth. The depth of the furrow after the manipulations should be 3-4 cm. Place the peas in the soil. For tall varieties, the proportion of 17-20 peas per square meter should be observed.meter, while for undersized - 30-40 peas for the same area. Sprinkle the seeds with earth, water abundantly, tamp the earth a little. Then cover the beds with plastic wrap and secure it. Primarily, it will help retain the warmth and moisture that the peas need for healthy growth. But, most importantly, it will protect your beds from birds who will happily feast on swollen peas.

Why so many seeds? The fact is that some may not germinate, therefore, you are reinsured. Sometimes all the seeds germinate, but some plants are obviously inferior to their counterparts, so they can be removed.

Taking care of your plantings early is very important.

Video "Planting peas with seeds"

See how pre-prepared varietal pea seeds are planted outdoors in April.

Care

Caring for green peas includes regular watering, loosening the soil, and removing weeds. As soon as the lashes grow, it is necessary to tie them up. To do this, you can use a garden net, along which the peas will curl, or crossbars with twine. Do not wait for the shoots to grow up to 30 cm and tightly entangled with each other. They can be tied up starting from 12-15 cm in length.

The first feeding occurs on the 7-8th day of pea growth. It is better to use a mixture of potassium, phosphorus and urea to stimulate green mass growth. Subsequently, you can feed once every one and a half weeks, using both organic and mineral fertilizers. As with any plant, you should not overfeed peas, so as not to get dense greens with a minimum of ovaries. Alternate the yeast solution with an infusion of wood ash or chicken droppings, so green peas receive the necessary nutrients, and also increase their immunity to fungal diseases.

As you can see, caring for green peas is not so difficult if everything is organized correctly.

Video "Planting peas seedlings"

One way to plant peas is to plant seedlings in the ground. See what this process looks like if you are using the netting method of growing peas.

Disease and pest control

Among the insect pests of peas, the pea moth, whitefly, aphid, and cyst nematode were especially noted. They will mercilessly destroy plantings if you do not exercise vigilance and do not take proper preventive care of the plants.

In order to prevent their appearance and spread, plants and soil should be treated with infusion of celandine leaves, wood ash, tobacco, nettle.

If insects have already begun to lay eggs, wash the leaves and stems of the peas with soapy water or whey. Caring for the plant in this case also consists in removing the affected parts or the entire bush.

Remember that pests spread quickly throughout the site, and if you do nothing, you put absolutely all garden crops at risk.

Among fungal diseases, powdery and downy mildew, mosaic, olive mold, gray, brown and root rot, ascochitosis are leading in the frequency of occurrence. Most often, their appearance is preceded by insufficient care of the beds - non-compliance with crop rotation, watering with cold water, thickening of plants, weeds, high humidity.

Preventive treatments with an infusion of wood ash, tobacco ash, nettle, and soapy water are very important. Thin and tie up plants.

If the disease has already begun to develop (the leaves began to turn yellow and fall off, a bloom of gray, white, pink color has appeared, the plant withers, etc.), it is imperative to remove the affected parts of the bush or the whole bush, and also treat the beds with fungicides as soon as possible " Topsin-M "," Fitosporin "," Zircon ". In the fight against fungal diseases, spraying with soapy water and milk whey is very helpful.A strong film forms on the leaves and stems, which prevents fungal spores from developing and fixing.

In order not to leave the pests a single chance for rooting, observe the crop rotation, in the fall remove all plant residues from the garden, treat the soil with a solution of copper sulfate or other antiseptic preparations. Harden and process the seeds before planting. And then you will grow healthy, sweet green peas for the joy of the whole family.