![]() Protect seedlings with plastic pots with the bottom cut out, pushed into the soil around each plant. Sprouts usually appear in a week or so and will need protection from garden pests, including birds, earwigs, slugs and snails. Pea seeds are a great first seed for children to plant, being easy to hold. Don’t water again until after they’ve sprouted to avoid rotting. Firm the soil gently over the top of the seed with a little reassuring pat and water gently but thoroughly. ![]() Plant seeds by poking them into the soil up to your first knuckle, about 2–3cm deep. If you don’t have time you can give nursery-bought seedlings a go – just don’t expect wonders. However, you can use biodegradable pots or pre-sprout seed. Pea plants don’t like being transplanted, so it’s best to sow seeds directly, rather than sowing in punnets and then moving into the garden. Peas prefer a not too acid to slightly alkaline soil, with a soil pH of around 6, up to 7.5, so adjust your soil with sulphur or lime according to your result as per instructions in the kit. Test your soil pH before adding anything. Prepare your patch by removing any previous crops or weeds, and loosening soil to a depth of 20cm or more with a fork, broadfork or shovel, avoiding turning soil over if possible. Peas are one of the most obliging things to grow from seed. Further north in South East Queensland and the subtropics, peas can be planted in winter for a spring harvest, although are not recommended for tropical growing. In milder, warm-temperate regions (including Sydney), snow peas will produce earlier than in southern states and can sometimes be cropped in autumn as well as spring. In Tasmania, peas are sown in spring, after the worst of the cold weather and the risk of frost has passed, and will usually produce a harvest into summer, enjoying the more consistently milder weather of that state.įrosts can damage plants, so protect them with frost cloth. They are often finished off by the first hot spell of spring or mid-spring. In southern mainland warm-temperate regions, peas are sown in autumn and winter and grown through winter to flower and pod as soon as the weather starts to warm. ![]() Peas are grown as a cool-weather crop, with warm weather halting flowering. Drying types: Some peas are also suitable for drying for use as a winter legume, in soups or slow-cooked meals.Sugar snap: These are halfway between snow peas and podding peas, and eaten pod and all when the peas and pods are rounded. ![]()
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