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Pisum sativum var. medullare

Marker pea

Common names: Runzel pea, Green pea, Paler pea

Marker pea

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Description

The Marker pea yields the classic sweet, green table peas, its seeds are ripe and dried, wrinkled because they store especially much sugar instead of starch. You eat only the seeds and discard the pod. Fresh from the plant it outshines every frozen pea.

Care instructions

Sow the seeds from March to May about 4 cm deep in shallow furrows and set up a trellis or netting early. Keep the soil evenly moist, especially during flowering and pod filling. Harvest when the pods are plump yet still juicy green; overripe peas become mealy.

Soil & site

Soil pH

4.0pH 6–7.58.0

Soil type

loamy, humus-rich, well-drained, lime-loving, nutrient-rich

LightFull sun
HardinessFrost-sensitive
Crop rotationLegumes
Water needMedium

Feeding

Light feeder

Companion planting

Good neighbors

cabbage family (Brassicaceae)

particularly well established

Leguminous plants collect nitrogen in the soil, from which Brassicaceae benefit as heavy feeders.

For example White cabbageKalebroccolicauliflowerbeet greensBrussels sprout and 32 more species in the catalogue

Source: classic companion planting (DACH-Gartenpraxis)

carrot family (Apiaceae)

Peas and beans provide carrot and celery with nitrogen and grow as shallow-rooted plants without competition next to each other.

For example celery rootDillParsleyCarrot fennelCorianderCelery (Stalk Celery) and 18 more species in the catalogue

Source: classic companion planting (DACH-Gartenpraxis)

gourd family (Cucurbitaceae)

Beans and peas enrich the soil with nitrogen, which cucurbits, as heavy feeders, can make good use of.

For example PumpkinCourgettepickling cucumberButternutHokkaidoPatisson and 13 more species in the catalogue

Source: classic companion planting (DACH-Gartenpraxis)

CarrotCucumberHead lettuceKohlrabiRadishSpinach

Rather not

amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae)

particularly well established

Allium species inhibit the nitrogen‑fixing rhizobia of legumes through their root exudates, which slows their growth.

For example ChivesDaffodilRocamboleElephant garlicRed Onionshallot and 9 more species in the catalogue

Source: basic crop‑rotation rule

GarlicLeekOnionPotatoTomato

Companion planting is partly traditional gardening lore. Where the reason is known, it is given.

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