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Common Name(s): Garden pea
Family: Fabaceae
Growth Habit: Annual
Invasiveness:
Growing Days: 55 to 90 (days)
Temperature:

Abs.Max=86° (F)	Opt.Max=75° (F)
Opt.Min=50° (F)	Abs.Min=39° (F)

Precipitation: 31 to 47 (in.)
Winter Minimum: 28° (F)
Soil pH: 5.5 to 7
Soil Texture/Type: Clay loam
Soil Drainage: Well
Photoperiod Response: Short day and day neutral
Light Intensity: Bright
Comments:
Many varieties that can be grown under different conditions. Some down to -8 F.
Diseases:
Pythium, Phytothora, Sclerotinia, Anthrachose, Rhizoctonia, Cercospora, Powdery Mildew, Rust
Uses:
Food - pulse, Food - vegetable
Woodiness:
Herbaceous
Climate:
Temperate, steppe and semi-arid, subtropical, tropical-rainy
Geographical Origin:
Widely cultivated

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