Light
Full sun
AtHomeGrower Plant Facts
Austrian Winter Pea
Pisum sativum subsp. arvense
Austrian Winter Pea is a cool-season cool-season legume cover crop added to Fill My Space, Plant Facts, Zones, and Plant Care.
Soil mixture
Well-drained loam with moderate fertility
Soil moisture
Keep evenly moist while establishing
When to chop or terminate
Terminate before seed set, then use the residue as mulch, compost input, or green manure.
Use in the garden
Nitrogen and tender cool-season biomass
Plant Diagnoser notes
Watch for yellowing leaves, brown tips, weak growth, pest residue, and soil that stays wet too long. Match symptoms against watering, light, soil drainage, airflow, and pest pressure.
Fill My Space tags
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