Austrian pea question

[30-30]

I had planted a mix of cereal grains and Austrian peas on the first weekend of Sept. right before a rain. Got good germinate but hardly any rain during Sept. Been getting some showers here and there recently. Everything is green with good growth.
However, I don't see any pea production. What's the typical time frame for them to produce?
Here are some pics from our hunt on Saturday that you can see everything green.

 

[DocHolladay]

I usually don’t get pea production until spring and dried by June. If you don’t see flowers, you won’t see pea production starting.


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[j-bird]

I'm with Doc on this....I will see flowering in the spring but I have never had any go late enough to produce pods. I tend to plow under before then.

Somebody looks pretty happy with that deer......good for her!

 

[30-30]

So, austrian "wintet" peas don't produce a pea in winter?

 

[DocHolladay]

So, austrian "wintet" peas don't produce a pea in winter?

Not unless you plant them in the late summer. I think they have a 40-45 day maturity. They are just able to tolerate cold better than most peas planted. They are high in protein and other nutrients that the deer really like. Let them go and the deer will pick through them like candy, even after your season has ended.


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[30-30]

Not unless you plant them in the late summer. I think they have a 40-45 day maturity. They are just able to tolerate cold better than most peas planted. They are high in protein and other nutrients that the deer really like. Let them go and the deer will pick through them like candy, even after your season has ended.


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They were planted 1st week of Sept but didnt get any rain other than the initial weekend it was put out so they didnt get the growth they could have. If I plant any earlier they will come up and burn in the North Texas heat. I guess we'll see what happens as they continue to grow. Their nice and green so the deer will have plenty to browse on.

 

[j-bird]

I am not sure how they would work in the south.... They are great here as they can provide a great forage thru the cold months and even survive the winter here and come back in the spring.... They don't tolerate browsing pressure from what I have read. I have a low deer density so they seem to work so far. Mine didn't get as big/tall as I have expected...so I may have planted my a little late and we had a dry fall as well. I hope my mix will last thru the fall and spring (winter peas, turnips, berseem clover and wheat) and hopefully carry me thru the summer enough so I can simply replant the same mix. I normally plant soybeans and they do great, but I wanted to try something different.

 

[swat1018]

Not sure where you are, but if they sprout and you have any deer, they're gone. I quit planting them in NE MO, because the deer wipe them out as soon as they start. Candy.

 

[DocHolladay]

This is a picture from May, in Tennessee.


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[Mennoniteman]

I had planted a mix of cereal grains and Austrian peas on the first weekend of Sept. right before a rain. Got good germinate but hardly any rain during Sept. Been getting some showers here and there recently. Everything is green with good growth.
However, I don't see any pea production. What's the typical time frame for them to produce?
Here are some pics from our hunt on Saturday that you can see everything green.

I don't know if you'll get any peas, but I do know that that's a great picture! Hunting with junior hunters is as good as it gets.

 

[30-30]

I'm making an assumption here that the pea plant is a good attractant for the deer as much as if they had peas.
I put peas out for the first time last season at a low rate, not knowing what to expect but it looked like the deer liked it. I didnt know if there was pea production on them or not as I tagged out opening weekend and didn't pay much attention to the production. I did think they did a good job and didnt see many pea plants at the end of the season.
So I went with a much heavier rate this year. I'll pay more attention this year to see what gets grazed more.

 

[DocHolladay]

I’ve watched deer walk through my plots just eating peas and nothing else.


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[Mennoniteman]

I'm making an assumption here that the pea plant is a good attractant for the deer as much as if they had peas.
I put peas out for the first time last season at a low rate, not knowing what to expect but it looked like the deer liked it. I didnt know if there was pea production on them or not as I tagged out opening weekend and didn't pay much attention to the production. I did think they did a good job and didnt see many pea plants at the end of the season.
So I went with a much heavier rate this year. I'll pay more attention this year to see what gets grazed more.

Peas are a cool season plant, therefore most food plot plantings are in the fall and never get pods. But you are correct, the leafy plants are a huge deer attraction.

 

[THE LLC]

When you say you aren’t seeing any production are you talking about pea pods on the plant? Or the plant itself coming up? Because I see no sign of them in your pictures which leads me to believe your deer wiped them out—-which is typical.

 

[j-bird]

When you say you aren’t seeing any production are you talking about pea pods on the plant? Or the plant itself coming up? Because I see no sign of them in your pictures which leads me to believe your deer wiped them out—-which is typical.

If you look at the "hero" shot with the deer on the ground (the last one in the post) you can see some peas in the near foreground of the picture....at least I see some....so I assume they mean producing actual pea pods and seed.

 

[THE LLC]

Yeah, I see a few of those now. I’ve never planted them for pod production. Just vegetative. Never had them survive.

 

[30-30]

Yeah, I see a few of those now. I’ve never planted them for pod production. Just vegetative. Never had them survive.

Have a good amount of the actual plant. I had just assumed, like peas in my garden that there would be pod production. However, now I understand the process and how just the plant is a good attractant.