Ambrosia is a sugar and asparagus variety of peas. It is grown in open ground in various regions of Russia. The variety has excellent taste characteristics and many other advantages. To get them, you need to properly plant the culture and properly care for it.
Pea variety Ambrosia
Ambrosia peas taste great
Ambrosia pea variety ripens in 55 days
Description of the variety, advantages and disadvantages
Ambrosia is one of the most popular sugar varieties of peas in Russia. His characteristics are as follows:
- plant height - 50-70 cm;
- hollow stem;
- broad and long beans, slightly curved shape;
- light green color of pods in technical ripeness, 7-8 peas;
- beans with thick and fleshy walls, the taste is sweet, there is no parchment layer;
- the average length of the pods is 9 cm, the diameter of the peas is 0.8-0.9 cm;
- the peas have a green color at the stage of technical maturity, after full maturity they become light yellow and wrinkled;
- ripening takes an average of 55 days;
- productivity - up to 1.2 kg per 1 sq. km. m
The widespread recognition of gardeners throughout the country, the Ambrosia variety owes its advantages:
- fast ripening;
- excellent taste characteristics;
- friendly ripening of beans;
- good yield;
- medium disease resistance;
- universality - peas Ambrosia is good in fresh and canned form, it can be frozen;
- minimum food waste - not only peas are suitable for food, but also immature scapula pods;
- the possibility of growing as siderata - thanks to the accumulation of a large amount of nitrogen during the growing season, peas are an excellent precursor for many crops;
- green mass and hay can be used for animal feed.
There are practically no shortcomings in Ambrosia peas. The disadvantages include the need to organize support for the culture, as well as the risk of diseases and pests.
Optimal conditions for growing
To get a quality and plentiful crop of Ambrosia peas, you need to create certain conditions for its cultivation:
- sunny spot on the site;
- sufficient remoteness of groundwater;
- correct predecessors - Ambrosia is best planted after cucumbers, pumpkins, potatoes, tomatoes, cabbage;
- proper feeding for predecessors - the introduction of organic fertilizers is necessary;
- the soil is fertile, cultivated, light, preferably sandy loam or loamy;
- the recommended level of acidity is 5.5-7 pH;
- the soil must be rich in calcium.
It is important to remember the rules of crop rotation, that is, the competent alternation of crops in one area. Peas must not be returned to their original place for at least 4 years.
If the soil is sod-podzolic and acidic, then in the fall, when digging, phosphorite flour should be added. For 1 square. m need 35-40 g of fertilizer. Another option is lime. m need 0.5-0.7 kg of funds.
In autumn, when digging a plot for peas, you need to add organic matter and phosphorus-potash fertilizers. Dig the soil deep, about 25 cm.
You can not make fresh manure under the culture. Peas will branch because of this, the risk of diseases will increase.
Landing
Ambrosia peas are recommended to be planted in early May. It should be guided by the climatic features of a particular region, since it is advised to plant a culture when 1-1.5 months pass after the last frost. Short-term frosts of peas are not terrible, and in cool time it grows well.
Sowing Ambrosia peas at different times is allowed. The recommended interval is 10 days. With this planting scheme, the harvesting period will last as long as possible.
Plant Ambrosia peas according to the following algorithm:
- Pour seeds at room temperature. It should completely cover planting material, every 2 hours it should be changed. Soaking for 12-15 hours is enough. Instead, you can hold the seeds for 5 minutes in hot water (no more than 50-55 degrees), adding microfertilizer.
- Soak the seeds in a solution of potassium permanganate for 15 minutes. Such a measure serves as the prevention of disease.
- Prepare plot. The bed should be flat and loosened. It is necessary to make grooves or holes, between the rows leave 20-30 cm.
- Pour grooves (holes) and sow seeds. Between neighboring plants should be 6-10 cm. Deepen the seeds by 3-4 cm. If the soil is very light, then you can increase the depth by 1-2 cm.
- Sprinkle crops with soil, slapping her slightly.
It is recommended that shelters be provided before emergence so that the birds do not pull the seeds apart. You can use film, dry branches, mesh.
Care
Peas are easy to grow. Care should be comprehensive, but all measures are standard.
Watering
Moisture is very important for peas - when it is lacking, the falling of flowers and ovaries begins. First, the culture should be watered weekly, and with the beginning of flowering, increase the frequency of watering to 2-3 times a week.
Loosening, weeding
Good soil aeration is a prerequisite for the successful cultivation of Ambrosia peas. Provide it allows regular loosening. It is recommended to carry it out after each watering and heavy rain. Rowing should be aisle.
An important point in pea care is the timely disposal of weeds. Weed vegetation negatively affects the growth and development of the crop, takes away the moisture and nutrients it needs, and increases the risk of diseases and pests.
When weeding, plant debris must be removed immediately from the garden. If necessary, use mulch.
When loosening and weeding, you must act carefully. The root system of culture is located near the surface of the earth, so it is easy to damage.
Support
To grow peas Ambrosia without support is not recommended. Instead, you can use the trellis. Support should be made while the height of the plant is less than 20-30 cm. When the culture is higher, lodging of the stems will begin, the peas will not be enough sunlight, dampness will form under the plants - excellent conditions for rotting, slugs and snails.
Lack of support also leads to uneven ripening of beans. As a result, tastes are affected, nutrients and sugar in beans are insufficiently accumulated.
Top dressing
On fertile soil, Ambrosia peas grow successfully without fertilizing, if in the fall the site was properly prepared. Additionally, you can use mineral fertilizers. Apply them twice: the first time - before flowering, again - before the formation of the ovaries.
When growing crops on depleted soil, it is useful to use herbal infusion. If the spring is cold, then nitrogen fertilizer is required.
Pest and Disease Control
When growing peas, Ambrosia planting should be inspected regularly. This allows you to timely identify signs of disease and pests and solve the problem:
- Pea weevil (bruchus). In spring, the pest lays golden yellow eggs on the underside of the leaves. Larvae do more harm to the culture than adults, so the eggs must be removed immediately. Insecticides will help cope with pests. The universal remedy is Actara.
- Pea moth. Caterpillars feed on peas, a spider web and pest excrement appear in the pod. You can get rid of it by spraying. Effective tobacco dust, garlic infusion, wormwood.
- Aphid. The leaves affected by the pest are discolored and deformed, sticky residues are observed. Insecticides such as Phosphamide, Actara, Corado, Karbofos will help get rid of the pest.
- Ascochitosis. The disease most often affects beans, manifesting with bright, round spots. The fungus spreads from the lower leaves, pale spots appear on them. Affected plants should be removed, the area treated with fungicide. For prevention, you can use Bordeaux fluid, Fitosporin, Fitoverm.
- Fusarium. Manifested by yellowing, coagulation, drying and falling of leaves, browning and the death of roots. Damaged plants must be disposed of, since it is almost impossible to save them. The site is treated with fungicide.
Harvesting and storage
Harvest peas Ambrosia in July-August. The process is carried out not in one day, but in stages. Peas need to be collected as the beans ripen. This is evidenced by a bright green color and good pea content. Loss of color and the appearance of a white grid indicate overriding.
Harvesting is better in the early morning hours. Tear the pods carefully, holding the stems so as not to damage them.
Fresh crop is not stored for a long time. Whole pods should be kept in the refrigerator or other cool place. Variety Ambrosia is good in fresh form, salads. Peas are also used for dishes with heat treatment, more often for stewing and soups.
There are several ways to harvest Ambrosia peas:
- Drying. Start immediately after harvesting. Pea husk, sort out. Dip it in boiling water for a minute, then immediately cool in running water and repeat the algorithm again. Dry, pour evenly on a baking sheet and keep in the oven for 3 hours at a temperature of 40-50 degrees, leave for the same period at room temperature. Repeat the algorithm twice. Store raw materials in airtight jars.
- Freezing. Hull and sort the raw materials, put in one layer, freeze. Frozen peas in portions, you can pour in one container or bag. When properly frozen, all the peas will be divided. Sort Ambrosia sugar, so you can freeze it in pods.
- Conservation. Hull peas, sort out, cook for half an hour, drain the water and put in banks. Pour with brine - for 1 liter of water, 10 g of sugar and salt. Roll up the cans.
Ambrosia peas are universal - you can eat both it and the pod blades, the product is good in fresh and canned form, in various dishes. It’s easy to grow a culture if you provide it with all the necessary conditions.