Peas
Pisum sativum
Also called Garden pea, Mangetout and Sugar snap
Garden plant · Herbs, veg & fruitPick every couple of days once they start. Leaving pods on the vine tells it to stop cropping.
Care at a glance
- Ease
- Medium
- Water
- Every 3 daysWater the ground — water at the base, in the morning, not over the leaves.
- Light
- Full sun
- Feed
- Not needed
- Humidity
- Average
- Hardiness
- Tender — no frost at all RHS H2, to 1°C
- Size
- 2 m tall · 0.75 m across
- Lifecycle
- Annual
- Origin
- Mediterranean and Near East
Is it safe for pets and people?
PetsNothing recorded against it
No animal-poison authority lists this plant either way.
PeopleNot checked yet
Nobody has checked this one against a source for us yet, so treat it as unknown rather than safe.
Checked against ASPCA and Clemson HGIC on 2026-07-31. Where a source says nothing, we say nothing.
A guide, not veterinary or medical advice. If a pet or a person has eaten a plant and you are worried, call your vet or doctor now — don’t wait for signs to appear. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
First signs of trouble
- Neat U-shaped notches bitten around the edges of the seedling leaves, as though scalloped with a hole punch.Pea and bean weevil · pest
- A white dusty film on the older leaves low in the row from late summer, on the shaded side first.Powdery mildew · disease
- Gaps in a row that has otherwise germinated evenly, with small excavations where the seed was sown.Mice · pest