Peas are Dutch beans, which are the same plant, just called differently.

The scientific name is pea, and the aliases are: green bean, cold bean, Dutch bean. It is an annual climbing herb, plant height 0.5-2m, flowering in June-July, fruiting in July-September.

It likes to grow in the permeability of good, humus-rich soil, like moist, the growing period should be timely watering, to ensure that 10 hours of light every day, but can not be continuous crop, prone to pests and diseases.

Growing environment

Pea is a half-hardy crop, preferring a mild and humid climate, intolerant of dry heat. Peas for long sunshine crop, like temperature, poor drought resistance. Peas on the soil adaptability of a wide range of soil quality requirements are not high, in order to retain water strong, good aeration and rich in humus sandy loam and loam is most suitable. ph value of 6.0-7.2.

China's main distribution in the central, northeastern and other areas. The main producing areas are Sichuan, Henan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Qinghai, Jiangxi and many other provinces and regions. Peas are native to the Mediterranean and Central Asia, mainly scattered in Asia and Europe.