{"product_id":"winter-peas","title":"Austrian Winter Peas","description":"\u003cp\u003eAustrian Winter Peas are a hardy cool-season legume widely used across Canada as a fertility-boosting cover crop. The plants, flowers, and seeds are also edible and are commonly used in salads, for cooking, or in soups.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough Austrian Winter Peas can be planted throughout most of the season, they are prized for their cold tolerance and ability to handle wet soil conditions. They establish quickly in cool soils, allowing them to be planted during times of the season when other cover crops struggle. This means they are often planted in very early spring or in fall, where they grow late into the season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn milder zone 6 or warmer regions (-22°C), they can often survive the entire winter. Planting with a nurse crop, such as a cereal, along with g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eood early snow cover, helps winter survival and protects them from harsh winds. The plants go dormant when temperatures drop below freezing and resume growth in spring. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAustrian Winter Peas germinate quickly and can grow lots of biomass in a very short amount of time. Their fibrous roots enhance soil tilth and add organic matter. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eUnder good growing conditions, the plants can produce up to 120 lbs of Nitrogen per acre. Much of this fertility is released as the plant material decomposes, helping to feed the next crop.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAustrian Winter Peas can be planted as an individual crop, but it is most often planted as a mix with other cover crops, such as cereals like Winter Triticale and Rye in fall or Oats, Barley or Spring Triticale in spring.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUntreated, Non-GEO\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e1 Kg covers approximately 1000 sq. ft\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e5 kg covers approximately 5000 sq. ft\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Garlic Boy Farms","offers":[{"title":"2 LB","offer_id":46910919737532,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10 LB","offer_id":46910919770300,"sku":null,"price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"25 LB","offer_id":46910919803068,"sku":null,"price":199.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/5179\/2572\/files\/Peas_0e000eda-10b3-4dbe-90e3-e1794934ce17.jpg?v=1780480976","url":"https:\/\/garlicgardening.com\/products\/winter-peas","provider":"Garlic Boy Seeds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}