Key points of planting and management techniques of snow peas

1. Planting time

Snow peas are usually planted in winter, mainly from late October to mid-November. If you sow at this time, you can harvest in April or May of the following year. Whether sowing snow peas too early or too late is not conducive to their growth. Sowing them too early will easily cause them to grow vigorously before winter and be frozen to death during cold waves. Sowing them too late will cause their root system to fail to develop fully, resulting in low yields in the following year.

2. Site selection and land preparation

Snow peas have strong adaptability and do not have high requirements for soil, but you need to pay attention to the pH value. It cannot be planted in acidic soil. You need to choose a good site based on this, then deep plow the soil in time to increase the looseness and air permeability of the soil, and apply enough base fertilizer.

3. Seed selection and seedling cultivation

To choose a suitable, high-quality snow pea variety, soak the seeds in water for eight to twelve hours the day before planting. Then dry it and sow it in spots, sowing one seed every twenty centimeters. Cover it with soil and water it thoroughly. During this period, keep the temperature between ten and eighteen degrees Celsius. Generally, you can see the seeds germinate after three to five days. If you feel that the planting is too dense after germination, you can thin out the seedlings so that there is a distance of more than 20 cm between each seedling.

4. Fertilization method

Before sowing, 2,500 grams of organic fertilizer, 20 kilograms of urea and 40 kilograms of potassium sulfate should be applied per acre of land. In the later stage, if the growth is good and the planting density is large, you can apply appropriate amount of topdressing two or three times, which can be done when it is sprouting vines and forming pods. In addition, the fertilizers it needs are different at different stages of its growth, mainly phosphorus, potassium and nitrogen fertilizers. The fertilizers should be adjusted in time to supplement nutrients according to its growth conditions.

5. Moisture management

Snow peas have a relatively large demand for water throughout their growth period, and only an adequate water supply can enable them to grow vigorously. However, excessive watering may cause root rot and seed rot. Therefore, you must be careful and meticulous about water, control the time and amount of watering, and judge whether to water based on the moisture of the soil. It should be noted that there is no need to water the snow peas before they bud.