The demands of the vegetable peas on soil, Climate and previous crop are not particularly high.
Except on extremely light sand- and very heavy or. wet and acidic loamy soil, it can be grown on all other types of soil. The temperature requirements are relatively low, especially for shell peas, because they easily tolerate brief frosts from -4 down to -5°C. However, peas prefer a sunny location. Warm weather periods until the end of the flowering period have a favorable effect. Peas should not be grown after themselves and not after legumes of all kinds. On the other hand, all other types of vegetables are suitable as a preceding crop. The pea itself is considered a very good preceding crop, especially for vegetables, which then follow as secondary crops such as cauliflower, Kale, chinakohl, Kohlrabi, Lettuce, Spinach, split u.a.