Growing profiles
Choose how this crop will be grown. Dimensions, spacing and timing belong to the selected profile—not to the species as a single universal value.
Dwarf garden pea
Short garden pea that can stand with little or low support.
- Typical mature height
- 30–90 cm (12–35 in) Editorial synthesisbasis
- Mature canopy
- 20–40 cm (8–16 in) Editorial synthesisbasis
- Plant spacing
- 5–10 cm (2–4 in) Editorial synthesisbasis
- Row spacing
- 30–45 cm (12–18 in) Editorial synthesisbasis
- Planting arrangement
- parallel rows · open ground Editorial synthesisbasis
- Support
- optional · 60 cm (24 in) minimum Editorial synthesisbasis
- Optional container
- At least 7.5 L (2 US gal) · 4 plant Editorial synthesisbasis
- Best germination range
- 4–25 °C (39–77 °F) Editorial synthesisbasis
Climate-relative calendar
Frost and transplant rules become local dates when climate data is available. Cultivar maturity and crop condition are never replaced by a fabricated date.
Climbing garden pea
Tall garden pea trained on netting or a trellis.
- Typical mature height
- 120–240 cm (47–94 in) Editorial synthesisbasis
- Mature canopy
- 20–40 cm (8–16 in) Editorial synthesisbasis
- Plant spacing
- 15–20 cm (6–8 in) Editorial synthesisbasis
- Row spacing
- 45–75 cm (18–30 in) Editorial synthesisbasis
- Support
- Required for this profile · 150 cm (59 in) minimum Editorial synthesisbasis
- Optional container
- At least 15 L (4 US gal) · 4 plant Editorial synthesisbasis
- Best germination range
- 4–25 °C (39–77 °F) Editorial synthesisbasis
Climate-relative calendar
Frost and transplant rules become local dates when climate data is available. Cultivar maturity and crop condition are never replaced by a fabricated date.
Agronomy release agronomy-2026-07-11-r1 · reviewed 2026-07-11 by Gardeningist agronomic research synthesis. Direct-source links indicate close source support; synthesis and planning estimates are labeled separately.