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Organic Field Peas - An excellent nitrogen fixer which can add 170 lbs/acre of nitrogen to the soil. Can be sown in early spring and throughout the summer. The final sowing for overwintering or for a fall cover should be about 6-8 weeks before first fall frost. Peas prefer cool and moist conditions and will survive through many frosts (winter-kills at about 15°F). Also beneficial as a green manure and to suppress weeds. Commonly grown as a mix with oats and/or vetch, available below. Seeding rate: 200 lbs/acre, 6-8 lbs/1,000 sq ft. (Pisum sativum )
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