Pea
Pisum sativum
Vegetables Difficulty: Easy
📖 About this plant
A cool-season legume producing sweet edible pods and peas in garden, snap, and snow pea varieties. One of the oldest cultivated crops, peas are rich in protein, fiber, vitamins A and C. They naturally fix atmospheric nitrogen through root nodules, improving soil for subsequent crops.
🧑🌾 Care requirements
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Light
Full sun (6-8 hrs)
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Water
Every 2-3 days
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Humidity
Moderate (50-65%)
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Temperature
10-22°C
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Soil
Well-draining loam with good organic matter; pH 6.0-7.5
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Fertilizer
Low to moderate nitrogen fertilizer (peas fix their own nitrogen); phosphorus and potassium more important for pod production
🌐 Common Names
HI
Hindi
मटर
BN
Bengali
মটর
MR
Marathi
मटर
TE
Telugu
పచ్చ గోధుమ
TA
Tamil
பட்டாணி
GU
Gujarati
મટર
UR
Urdu
مٹر
KN
Kannada
ಹುರುಳಿ
OR
Odia
ମଟର
ML
Malayalam
പയർ
PA
Punjabi
ਮਟਰ
AS
Assamese
মটর
📋 Plant facts
- 🌍 Origin
- Mediterranean Basin, Near East
- 📏 Max height
- Bush types 30-60 cm; climbing types 1-2 m
- 📐 Spread
- 15-30 cm
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Spring - Summer
- 🎨 Bloom color
- White, Pink, Purple
- 🍃 Foliage color
- Green
- ⏳ Lifespan
- Annual
- 📈 Growth rate
- Fast
- ☠️ Toxicity
- Non-toxic edible pods, peas, and shoots. Mature dried peas contain anti-nutrients — always cook thoroughly
- 🌱 Propagation
- Direct sow seeds 2.5 cm deep as soon as soil can be worked in early spring; inoculate seeds with rhizobium bacteria for better nitrogen fixation
🛡️ Health & Safety
🐾 Pet safe
✅ Non-toxic
Non-toxic edible pods, peas, and shoots. Mature dried peas contain anti-nutrients — always cook thoroughly
Common issues
- Powdery mildew in humid spring conditions
- Pea enation mosaic virus
- Fusarium wilt in warm soils
💡 Care tips
- Cool-season crop that thrives in early spring or fall
- Provide a trellis or netting for climbing varieties to grip
- Inoculate seeds with nitrogen-fixing bacteria for better growth
- Harvest pods daily at peak season for continued production
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