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Adaptation and Areas of Production
Field pea is a cool season crop well-suited to many areas in the prairies.
Some varieties of pea are similar to wheat in number of days to maturity. Some determinate varieties can mature earlier than wheat. Seedlings are resistant to spring frost. This makes early seeding possible and desirable in order to avoid hot weather during flowering.
Pea is best suited to well-drained, stone-free, clay-loam soils. Pea will also do well on heavy clay soils, providing surface drainage is good. The crop will also grow well on lighter sandy soils with adequate rainfall. Growers should avoid growing pea on poorly drained soils. Pea cannot stand waterlogging, and excessive soil moisture hinders nitrogen fixation. Excessive soil moisture also encourages the development of root rots and other seeding diseases. Saline soils are not suitable for pea production as pea has little tolerance to saline conditions.
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