Honestly, I would never have thought of growing peas on the balcony, if not, thanks to which I got such seeds. I planted them purely out of curiosity, especially not hoping for success, but as a result I recently even gathered my first “funny” crop. But, of course, the harvest could be even richer if some unfavorable events did not occur with my green peas, but it still will be: until the end of summer there is still a lot of time, not a single party will have time to ripen!

Planting seeds and varieties of my peas

  The first grade of pea, the seeds of which I got is the Early 301 Pea. The package had 3 dried peas and everything needed for planting: a peat tablet and a glass.

See also:   I unceremoniously planted all 3 peas close to each other in a small container. After 2 weeks, my peas had already become 10 centimeter plants and urgently needed to plant in a large container. I traditionally planted them directly in a peat cup in a plastic container from a five-liter bottle and stuck a support next to it:


  I bought the second grade of peas on my own. It was a sort of Peas vegetable "Alpha". So that the seeds would not “disappear”, I thumped the whole pack right into the bottle. Everyone, of course, came up, but surprisingly everyone started to bear fruit, even though the plants grew in terrible cramping.


  I planted both seeds and other seeds in a universal ground, and fine claydite was poured at the bottom. Themselves peas sprinkled a small (up to a centimeter) layer of earth, after removing all foreign inclusions (sticks, hard lumps, and so on). After - as it should be watered and under the package.

The difficulties of growing peas at home

The difficulty in growing the first variety of peas "Early 301" consisted in 2 things:
  1) Too early sowing - March 14, when the daylight day was still very small, and it was sometimes cold outside, plus it was very cloudy;
  2) Seals piled several containers with plants from the window sill. Among them was my green peas. The plant lain on the floor for some time, managed to climb, and the once resilient stems sadly wilted, which caused deformation in the future (but at least not death):


  In the cultivation of the second grade of peas there were also 2 difficulties, but of a different nature:
  1) Too close neighborhood. I assumed that it would be so, but, for some reason, I do not like it when untouched seeds remain in a pack. I will be corrected.
2) In the sun fade the lower leaves of plants. It didn’t affect the amount of the harvest, but I don’t like it anyway:

My first harvest

  At first, as it was logical and supposed, the Early 301 peas began to ripen, which was planted on March 14. The first pod we tore just a few days ago. There are 2 more on the way. Of course, it is difficult to even name the crop, but considering the conditions under which the peas grew and what kind of trauma they suffered, we should be glad that in general it was fruitful.

  4 peas we divided in half with the eldest daughter. I want to say that I have never tried such sweet peas in my life! How sweet! We also ate the peel, and after the child began to beg me to pick up the rest of the immature pods, but I still do not concede)))
  We have not tried the second grade of peas yet, but there the situation with the crop is much better: this is what the light day increased and the sun began to look out. In a small area you can count as many as 6 pods:

  Plus, every day more and more new flowers are formed, but there are practically no empty flowers. Of course, for open ground, when there is an opportunity to sow a whole bed, this is a ridiculous result, but for the first experience of growing peas on the windowsill it is quite tolerable, especially considering that Alpha peas were planted on April 11, and in early June we will be guaranteed to eat his first pods. Plus, there was a minimum of usable space.
  But then, of course, if I didn’t stint on additional capacity, you could get a harvest and richer :)

Care peas in the process of growing

  I made sure that the peas are very fond of abundant watering. If I water all the other plants every 2-3 days, then the peas require daily watering. I'll skip a little day, and the leaves start to wilt instantly.
  In addition, for me there were some difficulties in the garter of peas: I thought it was a climbing plant, for which it is only necessary to stick a pedestal, and it will do everything itself. But it was not there. Peas with difficulty could have grasped the support with their small mustaches, and braided themselves only. Therefore, in addition to the support, I also cut ribbons from a plastic bag and fastened the pea thickets in a circle around a large stick.

Alpha peas:

Early 301 peas:

So that the roots did not suffer from the sun, I put on a black plastic opaque bag in a container in which peas are growing.
  I started feeding the plants 2 weeks after the emergence, first with Agricola for seedlings, and now with Biohumus, which I plan on staying for the time being.

1) Pea has a very powerful root system, so it requires space. I think that for “comfortable living” it is enough to plant 2 peas in one 5-liter container. The harvest will be better;
  2) If you plan to plant peas at home in the winter, you need to finish it. Without the sun, a good harvest will not be exact (tested on the Early 301 peas).
  3) Pea likes very abundant watering, and good drainage is also necessary for this: this is the only tank in which I made holes from below to drain excess water;
  4) As a support, it is better to choose something thin, because the peas are not able to clasp the thick support;
  5) Timely feeding will help you get a good harvest :)

I am glad to welcome you, dear readers!

It is possible to carry out the cultivation of peas at home, if there is a well-lit window, a landing box or a pot, a depth of 20 cm and a little time to take care of the plants. With a lack of lighting, you may need to use additional lighting.

To grow this culture at home begins with sowing seeds for seedlings. Sowing seeds to a permanent place is not recommended, for the reason that to get a crop of peas, the volume of planting capacity is needed large enough. A small plant that has appeared from a pea will long be mastered by the whole earthen room. The earth may sour. It is better to sow the seeds in small cups, and then, without damaging the roots, transplant into a larger container. Small cups are easy to roll up from old newspapers. It is enough to cut the newspaper sheets into strips 10 cm wide, wrap around the glass bottle several times. The edge can be fixed with a clip, and bending the bottom edge - we get the bottom. Pour planting mixture and capacity for seedlings ready. The advantages of such cups are that when they are transplanted into a large container, there is no need to destroy the earth bed and disturb the roots.

If the earth mixture is used as an earthen mixture, then it should be harvested since autumn. Gathering the soil from the beds, where in the summer grew solanaceous or pumpkin. It is necessary to dilute it by one third with a loosening substrate: peat, sand, vermiculite. The prepared mixture, decomposed in planting cups, shed means for the prevention of fungal diseases, fitosporin. Filled pots are placed in a warm place, so that the earth is soaked with moisture and warmed up.

Choosing seeds

Peas are soaked in water or a weak solution of fertilizers, you can pre-disinfect them in manganese or aloe juice. Swollen seeds are transferred to individual cups. Sowing depth is three diameters of a pea. If the seedlings are grown in the planting box, the seeds are sown in rows. The row from the row is 10 cm, the seeds are 2-3 cm. Crops are covered and wait for seedlings. Emerged shoots placed in the sunniest place. Regular airing allows you to maintain the ambient temperature within the required limits.

The grown seedlings are transplanted to a permanent place - in a box or pot, if possible without damaging the roots. The distance between planted sprouts in a box is kept at 25 cm. It is not recommended to plant more than one plant in a flower pot. The first days after transplantation of seedlings is better to create a light shading for a few days. The surface of the soil can be mulched to preserve moisture.

With the onset of sustained warmth, rooted seedlings are carried out to the balcony. After the shoots have grown to 10-15 cm, they need to tie up to the supports. For this fit.

Before flowering planting watered moderately. With the beginning of flowering, watering is carried out more often and regularly fed. The mixture for feeding is made up of phosphate and potash fertilizers with the addition of trace elements. Nitrogen should not be added - nodules of soil bacteria that form on the roots of legumes, help nitrogen to be absorbed from the air.

Having spent growing peas at home   harvest start when the pea in the pod reached 6-7 mm. Plants will bear fruit for up to two months. Up to 800 g of vegetables can be obtained from each plant.

Peas, the most delicious product most loved by children and adults at the time of their dairy maturity, can easily be grown on their own plot without spending a lot of time and effort. Many inexperienced vegetable growers do not know how to plant peas properly and what cares should be known to get a tasty and high yield. People have been practicing for a long time, it was and remains one of the most demanded leguminous crops used for food and medicinal purposes. In cooking, peas are an integral component of the first, second courses and the basis of a delicious filling for the pies; Flour from peas (with boils and boils) and pea decoction (with urolithiasis) have healing properties.

Green peas: the secrets of growing

How to grow peas at home? There is nothing difficult in this agricultural operation: timely watering, periodic weeding and, of course, the correct selection of seed material is important, from which sugar and shelling varieties are the best in their taste and technical qualities. Sugar peas are characterized by a pleasant taste, shelling - by hardness and unpretentiousness in cultivation.

Any agricultural process has its origin; the same applies to the planting of peas: it is only important to determine the necessary material, which is the pea. How to grow legumes is a minor issue; they need to be planted first. To do this, you need seeds and planting capacity, under which you can apply a plastic container or a wooden box. The soil composition should consist of a third of the loose materials (sawdust, humus or straw). Planting soil can also be enriched with mineral fertilizers dissolved in water.

Pea: how to grow seeds

Fruiting peas lasts for 2 months; harvesting ripe pods should be done in the morning. One shoot can give about half a kilo of juicy peas. At the end of fruiting, the legumes are cut.

Pea: how to grow greens

This culture is grown not only for the production of beans; juicy greens can replace lettuce leaves, because it contains a sufficient amount of useful vitamins and biologically active substances. For example, in 100 grams of young peas there is a daily dose of vitamin C useful for the human body.

When peas, it is preferable to stop the selection on low-growing varieties that have more juicy leaves in comparison with cereals. To get constantly fresh greens, peas need to be sown in several stages. The coarse stems are pruned, the leaves break off, the plant gives new shoots.

How to grow peas in the open field

Growing peas in the open field is similar to home care, the difference is only on a territorial scale, several times larger than the “balcony” option. Seeds in open ground are planted in April and early May (when the ground is still wet enough), seedlings - in late spring. Pea is an excellent predecessor of all because its roots contain enriching the soil with nitrogen.

In the soil, the seeds are buried to a depth of 3-4 cm, otherwise the birds will be happy to treat themselves to the grains. Watering plants should be regular; with a lack of moisture can fall ovaries and flowers. Harvesting peas for grain is done only once, when the crop is ripening 70%. If the culture is consumed fresh or intended for canning, it can be collected repeatedly, every 2-3 days.

Before growing peas in the country, it is better to germinate its seeds, pre-soaking for 12-18 hours with a regular change of water every 3-4 hours. You can put the legume in a damp cloth for several days, which will ensure the quickest possible spitting of the sprouts. For country or garden plots you can use tall varieties, adapting them to support.

There is a little-known artful agrotechnical device that suggests how to grow peas using its combination with other cultures. The mutually beneficial co-planting of plants, in which each of them creates optimal conditions for the qualitative growth of the other and for obtaining the highest possible yield, is increasingly being used by many vegetable growers. So, peas, enriching the soil with nitrogen, are well combined with corn, carrots, not competing with them for nutrients from the soil due to different ripening terms.

Pea is one of the oldest leguminous groups of plants cultivated by man. Unfortunately, the modern city dweller is familiar with the centuries-old culture of world importance superficially, the maximum is in the content of cans with canned peas. But knowing how to grow peas on the windowsill, and most importantly - having received the first harvest, you will be able to cook Russian salad with even greater skill.

Conditions of growing peas on the windowsill

Peas, like all legumes, - not the most capricious plant. It can be diluted both on the plot and in the apartment. In the second case, the volumes will come out more modest, but it is still possible to achieve a good, tasty harvest from peas.

Agricultural pea cultivation consists of the following steps:

  • Selection and calibration of seeds;
  • Planting material processing: soaking, dressing, disinfection in a solution of potassium permanganate, stratification, bubbling;
  • Planting seeds, caring for seedlings;
  • Pick sprouts in separate containers;
  • Transfer of seedlings to open ground or transplanting to a selected place in the selected container.

What conditions should be observed when growing peas?

  • Temperature regime (lower in the initial phase of the growing season with a gradual increase in the period of formation of vegetative organs);
  • Soil moisture not less than 70%;
  • Lighting (up to 12 hours per day);
  • Landing in a light nutrient soil;
  • Regular top-dressing by mineral complex fertilizers.

Lighting


Long daylight hours - one of the prerequisites for growing peas at home on the balcony or in the room. Per day the plant must at least 12 hours of continuous lighting. If natural insolation is short-lived or does not have the required intensity, arrange overhead UV or fluorescent lamps above the containers with seedlings or pot. They should hover over the plants at a distance of about 0.5 m.

Temperature


You can grow peas for seeds at almost any time of the year. This culture is cold resistant and withstands low temperatures. Since it is impossible to freeze in room conditions, peas grow without any problems. The emergence of seedlings is potentially possible at a temperature of +4 ° C. For the formation of full shoots mark on the thermometer   should not fall below +10 ° С. Pea seeds will germinate at +1 ° C. Budding plants takes place at a temperature of +14 ° C. Inflorescences develop optimally if the air is warmer by exactly two degrees.

The soil


Green and yellow peas, as well as other varieties of crops love the soil with a specific particle size distribution. The soil is selected light, rich in nutrients, but not sour. The optimal reaction of the soil for growing greens is a pH in the range of 6 - 7. Peas themselves are an excellent sideratoy, that is, in the process of its growth it enriches the earth with nitrogen. At home, this is not particularly relevant, but for planting vegetables in the open field, such plant quality is extremely useful.

For the first experience, if in doubt about how to grow peas at home, a universal soil substrate from the store will fit. You can mix in some wood ash. Be sure to ask the seller where on the label at the soil indicated the level of its acidity.

Video landing instruction

So, you have prepared the necessary soil, pot and chose a good place in the apartment for growing peas. Now it remains to plant peas and wait for the harvest. Growing at home is an extremely useful idea, because the fresh harvest will be all year round!

Watering


Chick peas watered moderately. Irrigation is carried out after a dried crust forms on top of the ground. Since irrigation compacts the substrate, this crust needs to be mechanically “destroyed”, or rather, loosened after the soil is moistened. Loosening promotes better air penetration to the roots, making them less susceptible to infection with fungal infection. In the warm season it is enough to water the peas every three days. It is useful to spray the leaves with warm water.

Top dressing


Growing peas at home on the windowsill without timely feeding will not be easy. The plant quickly depletes the soil and needs additional nutrients. During the growing season, when the legume forms the ovary, she needs a potassium and phosphorus based feed, and also complex mineral feeds. To prevent plantings from being affected, the soil is treated as a prophylactic measure with preparations containing copper. This not only contributes to the sustainability of peas, but also destroys pathogens.

When to wait for the crop grown on the windowsill?


At home in a pot of peas   ripens after 3 - 3.5 months after sowingbut. Late varieties will yield in 4 months. The signal that it is time to remove the fruits, you will give the formed blades. They will have to be collected every two to three days, starting from the lowest level. The procedure is carried out 9 to 10 days after the end of flowering. If you do not use the shoulder blades and wait for the ripening of peas, you need to be patient for about 15 days.

After the aforementioned deadlines, harvest should be made immediately. Over-ripe shoots slow down the growing season of new blades, and the delay will affect their taste. Understand whether the pod is ready, you can on a white mesh patina on the skin.


Manual harvesting is carried out very carefully. Hold the stem and break the blade off so as not to damage the rest of the plant. Going through the aisle, try not to injure the bushes. Gradually move from one plant to another: part of the pods hiding in the leaves, they are easy to miss.

Picked peas are washed in clean water and reclined in a colander. Let the water drain. Drain the grains on a paper towel and proceed to the peeling. Fresh peas are frozen (or thermally processed) or immediately eaten.

Juicy vitamin greens and delicious peas can be added to your menu at any time of the year, even when it is cold outside. Growing peas is quite simple on the windowsill in a city apartment.

Legumes, to which peas belong, are ranked by citrus for the amount of vitamin C, and there is so much protein in them that they can easily replace meat products. This is an alternative option for people sticking to a vegetarian diet and for those who have animal protein intolerance.

Most vegetable growers are known representatives of the family:

  • Lentils
  • Peas

Of all these useful and nutritious plants, the most widespread peas due to its unpretentiousness.

The appearance of vegetable peas, the only one suitable for human consumption, is well known to gardeners. Its leaves are located on the branches that are attached to the tetrahedral stem.

The branch ends with antennae. With their help, the plant moves further vertically. In undersized varieties, which do not need to climb to a height, these antennae are not or they are not functional.

Take the usual land from the garden. This option is not as complicated as the previous one. Its disadvantage is that garden soil needs to be disinfected as a result of which, in addition to harmful, beneficial microorganisms are destroyed.

Use for growing coconut substrate. It can be purchased at garden centers. But more economical is to buy already used briquettes in a large vegetable farm. This material can be used several times, and even then it can be added to improve the structure of the soil.

Attachments for tying plants. Low grades do not need tapestries or supports. For reliability, you can tie a bush to a bamboo stick, which are in a large assortment in flower shops.

For peas, it is a good option to create a trellis or place the lashes of this plant on a grid attached to a wall. With this method of cultivation can not be placed close to the grid wall. This disrupts the air exchange of the plant. On the balcony in such conditions under the rays of the active sun peas will not give the desired results.

To the advantage of this method of cultivation is added the convenience of harvesting and an additional decorative effect. With the help of such a screen in the winter garden, you can separate zones and use edible greens and peas.

A little preparation, patience and time will bestow the experimenter with tasty peas and juicy greens. At a time when it is snowing outside the window, it is not too difficult to grow peas on a window sill or a warm balcony.

What loves peas

Take into account the preferences of the plant - the task of its owner. Only in case of mutual understanding it will give the grower a tasty harvest.

Peas when grown at home likes:

  • Spacious capacity
  • Loose land
  • Lots of light, but not active sunshine
  • Regular watering
  • Top dressing
  • Not very high temperatures
  • Loosening topsoil
  • Timely collection

Pot for growing peas at home should be deep and spacious enough. Suit those containers that are sold in flower shops for growing orchids. The principle is the same - good breathability and the possibility of a garter or support.

Land or soil mixture for growing peas at home should be loose and moderately wet. This is the main condition. Soil fertility under room conditions can be compensated for by top dressing and various biological additives.

It is necessary to grow peas for greenery or fruiting at home in a well-lit place. It may be a wide window sill or a warm balcony.

Besides location, an important condition is regular, but not excessive watering. Topsoil should not be wet, and slightly not dry. It is easy to identify using human hands. Too dry soil felt fingers like prickly.

A little moist, it is perceived by human senses more calmly and comfortably.

There are no specific recommendations here. The condition of the soil layer depends on its thickness, the location of the pot and the ambient temperature. In this case, human receptors will be the main reference for the host plant.

Feed the plant should be no more than once a week. At the very beginning of growth, it is good to use HB-101 as a biostimulant.

At first glance at its price, it seems inappropriate to use this biostimulator as the main source of nutrients. But when it is used further, the vegetable grower understands that one drop of this elixir per liter of water is enough to give several plants all the useful substances and induce them to further life.

Fertilizing this drug should be done by spraying. It is also useful to use complex fertilizers such as Fertik or Kemira as root dressing. In their composition has all the necessary trace elements for plant development.

Temperature control for a plant such as home peas is easy to create. In the period of germination of seeds on a thermometer near a sowing pot, a temperature of 24-25 ° C is needed.

The main thing is soil loosening.

This temperature is created in a heated room to stay. After germination, it should be lowered by a couple of degrees. This mark of the thermometer occurs near the window in the living room, but subject to distance from the glass.

Loosening the soil in the plant pot should be done regularly, once a week. Through the soil layer, the plant breathes, and the roots get the full amount of trace elements fertilizing.

A simple formula of care and a little patience is the key to success when growing peas.

How to plant

To save space in the planting capacity, it is better to plant the peas planted. To do this, cooked seeds are soaked in a nutrient solution Epin or Energen. After two or three days, they bite. It is possible to plant such seeds in a few more days, when the sprout reaches 1 cm in length.

Sometimes it is recommended to soak the seeds in cotton cloth or gauze. With this method, there is a risk of breaking fragile shoots. They tend to sprout through the plexuses of threads and retrieve them without loss is quite difficult.

In prepared soil mixtures, grooves are laid with a depth of no more than 2 cm. Germinated seeds are laid out in 5-7 cm in them.

Until the sprouts appear, the capacity is kept in a warm place, but not near the battery. It is also not recommended to put it on the windowsill. In winter, the air temperature there is low and the seeds can rot in the ground.

The soil before the appearance of the first shoots should be regularly moistened. Do it better with a spray bottle.

After germination, watering should be reduced to avoid plant diseases with a black leg.