HORT 15 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Sclerotinia, Vicia Faba, Lathyrus
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Vigna - another genus in the fabaceae family. Broad bean - in the garden, faba bean. Phaseolus - most eld crops but also garden vegetables. Lathyrus - yet another genus in the fababeae family. Are both climbing / vine peas ( indeterminate growth habit), bush peas ( determinate growth habit) Prefer loam soil with good organic matter content. Succession seeding - to space out the harvesting time. Susceptible for powdery mildew but there are cultivars that are resistant. All cultivars bene t from trellis - it increased air circulation and decreases disease. ** shelling peas are picked when they are fully mature but not overly ripe the sugar content will build and hit maturity then decrease rapidly when they are over mature. Shell peas as soon as possible after picking. Sugar snap peas - you eat the entire pod with immature seeds inside. ** cultivars - red description carefully and not potential yield, type of pea, growth habit, best yield.
