Pea
📍 KenyaClick a numbered marker on the plant to explore each life-cycle stage — or read the key dates on the right.
Roots & seed establish first. Sow in at .
Leaves & stem drive the vegetative stage over .
Flowering falls mid-cycle between sowing () and harvest (). Keep stress low here.
Fruit/grain matures — harvest around .
Where Pea grows in Kenya
Lower Highland Zone 1 (LH1)
1800/1900-2200/2400 m asl. Moderately Cool, annual mean temp. 15-18oC. Mean min.8-11oC; Frosts very rare & only limited to basins & valleys. Humid; annual average precipation at least 80% of potential evaporation.
Lower Highland Zone 2 (LH2)
1800/1900-2200/2400 m asl. Moderately Cool, annual mean temp. 15-18oC. Mean min.8-11oC; Frosts very rare & only limited to basins & valleys. Sub-humid; annual average precipation at least 65-80 % of potential evaporation.
Lower Highland Zone 3 (LH3)
1800/1900-2200/2400 m asl. Moderately Cool, annual mean temp. 15-18oC. Mean min.8-11oC; Frosts very rare & only limited to basins & valleys. Semi-humid; annual average precipation 50-65% of potential evaporation; Average growing periods at least 115 days in 6 out 10 years.
Upper Highland Zone 1 (UH 1)
2200/2400-3000/3200 m asl. Cool, annual mean temp. 10-15oC. Mean nightly min. below 8oC; Night frosts ocassionally in cold seasons.Humid; annual average precipation more than 80% of potential evaporation. Dry seasons negligible.
Upper Highland Zone 2 (UH2)
2200/2400-3000/3200 m asl. Cool, annual mean temp. 10-15oC. Mean nightly min. below 8oC; Night frosts ocassionally in cold seasons. Sub-humid; annual average precipation 65-80% of potential evaporation.
Upper Highland Zone 3 (UH3)
2200/2400-3000/3200 m asl. Cool &transitional, annual mean temp. 10-15oC. Mean nightly min. below 8oC; Night frosts ocassionally in cold seasons. Semi-humid; annual average precipation 50-65% of potential evaporation & growing periods at least 130 days in 6 out 10 years.
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