Yield amounts for peas

Liesbet 3/28/2015, 12:48 pm

The SFG tells me to plant 8 plants per square but how much approx does that yield? Seed catalogs tell me 1/4 lb of seed yields 5.4 lbs of peas. If I knew about how many seeds were in 1/4 lb I could figure out the yield.

**camprn** 3/28/2015, 1:45 pm

I disagree with that recommendation and sow way more than that with very good results.

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Pea plants are notorious for occasional failure. If you only plant 8 plants and then 2 of them die, you are left with only 6 plants and few peas to eat. That is why I sow many, because I know a few of them will never make it to maturity.

happycamper 3/28/2015, 1:57 pm

I would say approx. 415 seeds for a quarter pound of peas. One pound of pea seed is approximately 1660 seeds.

boffer 3/28/2015, 4:55 pm

The last couple years, I've done 4 plantings of 40 seeds each (some snow peas and some shelling peas). For 2 people, there is not enough for storing for winter, and leaves me wishing I had planted more for fresh eating. This year I'll be planting 250+ seeds.

I agree with camprn about the spacing, and my planting looks similar to hers. Some pea seed packages say plant them about 2 inches in all directions.

Mikesgardn 3/28/2015, 8:01 pm

I'm a numbers guy, and I've kept track of my yields for the last 8 years. I average about 0.75 ounces of snap peas per plant. I even counted the number of peas for a couple of years, and averaged 4 snap peas per plant.

Liesbet 3/28/2015, 11:16 pm

Thanks all of you! This is very helpful...

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