Best time to plant pea in Australia
Pisum sativum
Peas are the seeds, and sometimes the pods, of an annual flowering plant from the Mediterranean and south-west Asia. Served as a vegetable, the seeds sit inside a pod, which is botanically a fruit. Mature seeds may have yellow or green cotyledons.
On a shared plot: suits a plot
Finishes in a season and stays within its space, so it suits most plots.
When to sow
| Zone | Months | How well checked |
|---|---|---|
| Cool | Jan to Oct | Not yet checked against a local guide |
| Temperate | Feb to Sep | Not yet checked against a local guide |
| Subtropical | Mar to Jul | Not yet checked against a local guide |
| Tropical | Mar to Jun | Not yet checked against a local guide |
| Arid | Mar to Jul | Not yet checked against a local guide |
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Growing details
- How to start
- Sow directly in the bed
- Sowing depth
- 2.5cm
- Plant spacing
- 8cm
- Row spacing
- 30cm
- Height
- 60cm
- Germination
- About 12 days
- Time to harvest
- 65 days from sowing
- Frost
- Hardy, takes a light frost
- Sun
- Full sun
- Life cycle
- annual
These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.