Some vegetables like peas grow better in cooler climates and with this in mind, planting of this popular vegetable should be done carefully. For a fall crop, do not plant too early or this may fail. Depending upon the varieties that grow well in this season like Maestro or Snowbird, pinpoint the usual, first frost of the year on your calendar. Count backwards the indicated number of days that these varieties require to be harvested and add a germination time of 8 to 10 days to this figure. The former takes 110 days and the latter 60 days. Then on the appointed days, plant the seeds about 15 inches deep and about 12 inches apart, against a trellis.

If the soil used is light but loamy and topped up with organic material all loosely worked into a mix, shoots should then appear within 2 weeks. Your fall crop would subsequently reward you with pods that can be plucked even until the first frost of the season.

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