Karina shelling peas contain 8 to 9 seeds which are very tender in the mouth and slightly sweet.
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Karina shelling peas contain 8 to 9 grains which are very tender in the mouth and slightly sweet.
Family : Fabaceae (legumes)
Latin name: Pisum sativum L.
Genus type : reproducible seeds
Weight : 75 g
Sowing and harvesting schedule:
Soil maintenance: cool soil (not soaked, as the swollen seed rots). Dry or chalky soil will make the seeds hard.
Exposure : sunny.
Sowing : 3 to 4 cm deep, one seed every 5 cm or in stacks of 4 seeds every 15 cm.
Emergence: in 6 to 9 days. After emergence: aerate your ground (surfacing) around your seedlings (avoid weediness). Cultivate the plants 2 weeks after emergence.
Watering: water before sowing, little after emergence. Peas need water during flowering and grain formation but they fear excess moisture.
Harvest: 60 days after sowing.
Conservation: 2 days in the vegetable bin, once shelled they must be consumed quickly.
Origin : it is cultivated in Europe since the Vllle century. Until the Renaissance, it is consumed mainly in its dried form.