Beans & peas · cool season
Garden peas
Pisum sativum
A classic Ohio spring crop. Peas hate July. Get them in as soon as the garden thaws.
- When to plant in Ohio
- Direct sow as soon as soil can be worked, March to early April; fall crop late July
- Harvest window
- Late May through June; fall crop in October
- Days to maturity
- 55–70
- Spacing
- 2 in.; trellis even short types
- Light
- Full sun to light afternoon shade
How to grow it
Sow 1 in. deep. A simple fence or netting keeps vines off mud. Harvest shelling peas when pods are plump; eat the same day. Lincoln and Green Arrow handle Ohio springs. A late-July sowing can make a fall crop in milder falls.
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Bush green beans 50–60
Pole beans 60–70
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