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10 Jul 20, Anonymous (Australia - temperate climate)

When the crop has nearly finished you need to let the pods dry out, go brown. Dry them out for another two weeks and then put in a bag and then store in an air tight jar in the fridge for next year. Fresh peas will probably go rotten in the soil. I don't know how long seeds need to be kept before they germinate. Google it maybe.

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05 Aug 22, clara (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I shelled my seed peas green last year and left them in a bowl in the kitchen to dry. 90% germination rate when they were planted out 6 months later.

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23 Jun 20, Aubrey (USA - Zone 7b climate)

When is it time to pull out pea plants?

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14 Jun 20, Andre Crous (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

What types of soil do peas like

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15 Jun 20, Anonymous (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

Soils range from very sandy to heavy clay, in the middle is loam. A good loamy soil with plenty of compost added to it will grow just about all vegetables. As long as you have a sufficient supply of nutrient and water you can grow things in anything, water, sand, pebble, soil, straw etc.

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17 May 20, Chris Chitumwa (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

Thanks for the info. I was looking for the best time to grow peas in my small garden. The article was very helpful.

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19 May 20, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hoped you looked up your climate zone in S A for the info. Planting is a couple of months later than sub- tropical Australia. We receive most of our rain in the summer also.

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08 May 20, Heather (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hi. Newbie here both to this site and to veggie growing in general. Thrilled to find your site. I have two questions about Mammoth 'Snow Peas' which I planted in late April (doing well). First, how long might these plants bear in my sub-tropical region and should I continue sowing more peas into autumn? And, second, I've seen advice to pick the young shoots on pea plants (edible, I'm told) to encourage them to become more 'bushy'; does this apply only to 'bush' type peas or to climbing varieties also? Thank you in anticipation.

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11 May 20, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I grew Mammoth and they grew very tall before flowering. I recommend Oregon giant. They will bear over a few weeks, 3 maybe 4. Do plantings about 1 month apart. I don't pinch the top out, not necessary. Make a trellis for them about 1.2-1.5m high. A bit of chicken wire.

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24 Apr 20, shantipa (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

can snap peas grow in an area which receives 4hrs/day sunlight?

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