Horticulture & Specialty Crops
Pea Production Guide
A production guide for pea growers. It covers cool-season planting, support, care, and harvest for garden and market peas, with space for your own notes.
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The steps on this page
- Select shelling, snap, or snow types
- Sow as soon as soil can be worked
- Provide trellis where needed
- Water evenly during flowering
- Watch for aphids and disease
- Pick on schedule for quality
- Chill peas soon after picking
- Record variety results
How to use this guide
Read the steps once through before you start, then keep the page nearby while you work. Use the notes lines to add what your own setup needs.
Where to check the details
This sheet is a general template, so confirm specifics with your own manuals, labels and local rules. For current official guidance, start with eXtension and USDA.
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