How long do peas produce?
Jedziemy
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Peas, Bottom Leaves are Brown
Comments (16)Bob: the clear tubs actually magnify the sunlight and "cook" the soil, so never use clear in the sunlight unless you want to solarize the soil and kill anything in said soil. Regarding the PM -- like I mentioned before, PM with peas doesn't show up nearly as bad as it does like the very noticeable powdery covering like on squash. But with close inspection, one can see it. And the brownish leaves is an indicator. You may just have a case of too much heat, like others have mentioned. I just notice it in the general performance of the pea plat itself. When it starts to heat up to the 80's consistently, it's pretty close to pull them. It's just not worth trying to keep them going. I used to try starting them in Jan-Feb, but they would tucker out just as it started to warm up. Down here, I start them in early November. from Feb-Apr/May, I get awesome harvests. So much that I can freeze almost enough to carry me throughout the rest of the year. They're pretty cold hardy, so check with your local extension for planting dates. Aili: they'll produce as long as it doesn't get TOO warm. So, mulch, like slimy mentioned, always helps. Just keep harvesting though every 3-4 days. More harvesting, more flowers! Hard to say how much one plant produces, but 30 plants, under the right conditions(cool) will have you inundated. Kevin...See Morehow long do bush beans produce for?
Comments (3)It will all depend on the variety of course and to a degree, on the weather too. But as a general guide, 3-4 weeks as Wayne said. Then they taper off fairly quickly. But yes you have time for a fall crop if you don't wait too long to plant them. Dave...See MoreDo peas keep producing all season?
Comments (7)I had snow pea vines up to 7 feet and produced continuously until they finally dried up but that was in early August. It was a big producer this year. However they lasted far longer than the dwarf types I had. It does tend be related to conditions as spogarden said. I doubt those peas would have been around till August last year. When there is heat water and more water when they are fruiting....See Moredo southern peas produce up to frost, or not?
Comments (5)OK, I live in Wisconsin... so I am probably the least experienced in "Southern peas". ;-) But I'll get the ball rolling. Of the two varieties of "peas" that I grew last year, one was bush & finished quite early, one was semi-vining & went until frost. Our climate differs substantially, so take that for what it's worth. I used 6" apart for the bush & 12" (after thinning) for vining; the plants filled the space, and bore heavily. But I could probably have spaced the bush rows more closely, perhaps 30" apart (I used 36"). As for yardlongs... I grow a lot of them, and can tell you that if they are kept picked, they will bear nearly continuously. Even in my short seasons, I can get both immature pods & dry seeds from the same plants (for early varieties). The purple varieties need more heat, so they are the first to slow down when the nights begin to cool... but are probably better adapted to your hot summers. I experimented with spacing for yardlongs, and since I want them to climb vigorously, my optimal spacing was around 15". But if you don't want them to climb as high, you can crowd them (4" apart or so) and they will revert to more of a half-runner habit. This will also give the highest yield... but at that spacing, the risk of disease increases. BTW, my yardlongs were inoculated prior to planting, and had the most & largest nodules of any of my legumes - some 1/4" wide. Just my 2 (northern) c's. ;-)...See Moren2xjk
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