Austrian Winter Peas

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Cover crops can be planted in spring, summer or fall! Remember that ¼ to ⅓ of your growing area should be planted to green manure cover crops every year. This ensures your soil stays healthy and productive.

Seeds will store for 1 to 2 years.

Description

Austrian Winter Peas are a hardy cool-season legume widely used across Canada as a fertility-boosting cover crop. The plants, flowers, and seeds are also edible and are commonly used in salads, for cooking, or in soups.

Although Austrian Winter Peas can be planted throughout most of the season, they are prized for their cold tolerance and ability to handle wet soil conditions. They establish quickly in cool soils, allowing them to be planted during times of the season when other cover crops struggle. This means they are often planted in very early spring or in fall, where they grow late into the season.

In milder zone 6 or warmer regions (-22°C), they can often survive the entire winter. Planting with a nurse crop, such as a cereal, along with good early snow cover, helps winter survival and protects them from harsh winds. The plants go dormant when temperatures drop below freezing and resume growth in spring. 

Austrian Winter Peas germinate quickly and can grow lots of biomass in a very short amount of time. Their fibrous roots enhance soil tilth and add organic matter.

Under good growing conditions, the plants can produce up to 120 lbs of Nitrogen per acre. Much of this fertility is released as the plant material decomposes, helping to feed the next crop.

Austrian Winter Peas can be planted as an individual crop, but it is most often planted as a mix with other cover crops, such as cereals like Winter Triticale and Rye in fall or Oats, Barley or Spring Triticale in spring.

Can be used with EcoTea Seed Inoculant for increased nutrient efficiency, improved root development and higher disease resistance.

Untreated, Non-GEO

1 Kg covers approximately 1000 sq. ft
5 kg covers approximately 5000 sq. ft

Quick Guide

• Latin Name: Pisum sativum
• Hardiness: Hardy Annual. Winter Annual Zone 6
• Growth Rate: Fast
• Germination: 3 - 10 days
• Planting Dates: Feb 15-Jun 15 or Aug 15-Oct 15 
• Seeding Rate: 1Kg per 1000 sq. ft (40kg per acre)
• Max Planting Depth: 0.5 to 1” deep or broadcast and tamp
• Growth Habit: Medium Upright 24" to 48" tall  
• Benefits: Adds nitrogen to the soil, improves soil tilth, cold hardy.
• Sun Exposure: Full Sun
• Usual Seed Life: 2-3 years
• Cover Crop Management: Mow or till once full flowering
  

Highest Quality Standards

Our cover crop seed comes from high-quality stock and is tested for germination. We've selected the best varieties available to maximize each species' potential.