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2. How to Grow Peas in a Greenhouse

3. Peas make a great addition to salads and can be
eaten with the pod or shelled.
Peas are a cool-season crop that produce better in shivery temperatures, making them a
perfect vegetable to grow in a winter greenhouse. Of the many varieties, the two common
forms are snap and snow. Snap peas have a crisp, rounded shell and are harvested when
the pod is full of mature peas. Snow peas are grown for their tender, and are harvested
when the peas are just beginning to form. Both varieties can be grown in a trailing or bush
form and have that same growing requirements. Pea plants prefer at least six hours of full
sun a day and a well-draining soil. The greenhouse offers a stable growing environment for
pea plants and helps protect them from pest and insects.
introduction

4. 1- Fill a starter cell pack to the brim with a sterile peat soil
mix and plant the pea seed 1 inch deep. Plant in late
September in soil that is room temperature and dry. You can
buy peat soil mix at most garden centers.

5. 2-Water the seed lightly with a spray bottle or fine mist
until the soil is damp. Allow the soil to drain between
watering, keeping it moist at all times.

6. 3-Test the soil temperature with a soil
thermometer. Soil temperature needs
to be at least 40 degrees Fahrenheit for
pea seeds to germinate. After
germination, daytime air temperature
needs to be 75 F in the greenhouse. You
can set a soil heat mat directly under
the starter cell pack to raise soil
temperatures. Run the greenhouse
exhaust fan to cool air temperatures
during the day.

7. 4-Add a fluorescent artificial light
source during the winter months by
placing the artificial light no more
than 2 feet above the plants. Of the
many artificial lighting sources
available, fluorescent lights are
most common they produce less
heat then other types. This allows
the soil and air temperatures to
remain consistent. They also have
better color rendering properties.

8. 5- Fill a 5 gallon container with the same peat soil mix you used for germinating the seeds,
leaving a 2-inch space between the soil and the brim. Use a container with drainage holes.
Transplant the pea seedling into the 5 gallon container once it has reached 5 inches tall.
Create a hole in the soil just large enough for the root ball. Gently remove the seedling from
the cell pack and separate the roots before setting in the hole. Back fill around the root ball
with the soil. Water thoroughly.

9. 6- Apply a slow-release, low-
nitrogen granular fertilizer,
such as 5-20-20, directly onto
the top of the soil after
transplanting the pea seedling
into the 5 gallon container.
Reapply the fertilizer
approximately every three
months, following the labeling
instructions.

10. 7- Place a 3-foot trellis
directly behind the pea
plant and insert it into
the soil. Carefully wrap
the branches around the
trellis and tie if
necessary. Both vine
and bush varieties will
benefit from the
support.

11. Harvest the mature peas every day by pinching from the
plant where the pea pod stem meets the branch8-Harvest the mature peas every day by
pinching from the plant where the pea
pod stem meets the branch. This will
ensure that the plant produces more
peas for a endless supply throughout
the winter. Snap peas will have a shell
that is full and firm to the touch at
maturity, while you should harvest
snow peas when the shell is young and
tender, just as the peas are starting to
form.