Austrian Winter Peas
PLANTING RATES:
Drill 75 Lbs. Per Acre / 100 Lbs. Broad Cast
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
Austrian Winter Peas are a low-growing, viny legume, which have been shown to fix over 200 pounds of nitrogen per acre, per year, under good conditions in Idaho. It has hollow, slender and succulent stems, 2 to 4 feet long. The foliage is pale green, and the flowers are colored, usually purple, pink or reddish. The leaf consists of one to three pairs of leaflets and terminal branched tendrils. Pods are 1.5 to 2.5 inches long with three to five round, dark-colored seeds. Seed color is commonly gray with purple or brown mottles. Seed size is fairly large with test weights of 55 to 60 pounds per bushel.
As the name implies, Austrian Winter Peas have good winter-hardiness and can be successfully grown fall-seeded in the intermountain region valleys. However, during severe winters, when the small pea plants are exposed to long periods of sub-zero weather without snow cover, they may be winter-killed. Austrian Winter Peas can also be grown spring-seeded as a summer annual.
PRODUCT INFORMATION:
- Application or Use: Pasture, Food Plot, Livestock Grazing, Cattle Forage, Cover Crop, Erosion Control
- Germination Time: 14 - 21 days, under optimal conditions
- Growing Locations: Warm Season, Transition Zone, Cool Season
- Height: 2 - 4 feet
- Sunlight Requirements: 6+ hours
- Advantages: Tried and true variety used primarily for nitrogen fixation and cover crop use.
- When to Plant: Recommended planting time is fall and spring when night time temperatures are consistently below 65 degrees.
WEIGHT: 50 lbs
UNITS PER PALLET: 40
