February
Peas - Plans for Staking Peas - One option is to set up a fence of chicken wire, or similar material, between rows to support the peas. For garden peas, laying some dead branches along the row serves as a fine trellis. This keeps them off the ground and reduces bird damage.
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March
Peas - Fertilizing Peas - In the spring (and in the summer for fall planting), apply a slow-acting general purpose fertilizer to the soil when you plant your peas. Peas are light feeders and need little or no supplemental fertilizer, however they will benefit from a foliar spray of liquid seaweed or kelp two or three times during the growing season.
April
Peas - Watering Peas - In the spring, peas don’t need as much water as most garden vegetables. For best production give them ½ to 1 inch of water a week. Critical watering periods for peas are during flowering, seed enlargement, and pod development.
Optional Clothespin Trick - To hold snap peas close to a wire trellis, tie heavy twine through the springs of two clothespins and clap the pines to the trellis on each side of the vine. This method lets you adjust the tension on the twine and move it up or down the trellis without tying and untying a lot of knots hidden in the foliage.
Optional - Your peas will thrive if you give them a foliar spray of compost tea or liquid kelp some time this month.
May
Peas - Check out yardener.com key words "Harvesting and Storing Peas" for those details.
Optional - Your peas will thrive if you give them a foliar spray of compost tea or liquid kelp some time this month.
June
Peas - Planting for Fall Crop - Peas and other cool-loving crops will not grow well in high temperatures. Peas planted for a fall harvest benefit from the protection of shade netting and a thick organic mulch for the first month or so
July
Peas - Watering Fall Peas - Peas planted for a fall crop will need to be kept moist through the early hot months; offering from 1 to 2 inches of water per week.
