{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "record_type": "plant",
  "slug": "pea",
  "common_name": "Pea",
  "botanical_name": "Pisum sativum",
  "family": "Fabaceae",
  "summary": "Peas are cool-season climbing legumes grown as shelling, mangetout or sugar snap types, with early sowing, suitable support and timely harvest determining quality.",
  "categories": [
    "pod vegetable",
    "cool-season crop",
    "legume"
  ],
  "growth_habits": [
    "dwarf",
    "medium",
    "tall climbing"
  ],
  "lifecycle": "Annual",
  "difficulty": "Easy",
  "requirements": {
    "light": {
      "minimum_direct_sun_hours": 5,
      "preferred_direct_sun_hours": 7
    },
    "soil_ph": {
      "minimum": 6.0,
      "maximum": 7.5
    },
    "container": {
      "minimum_volume_litres": 20,
      "minimum_diameter_cm": 45,
      "plants_per_container": 8
    },
    "spacing": {
      "minimum_cm": 7.5,
      "maximum_cm": 10
    },
    "planting_out": {
      "minimum_reliable_temperature_c": 4,
      "frost_tolerant": true,
      "label": "Sow outside",
      "note": "Young plants tolerate light frost"
    },
    "harvest": {
      "typical_uk_months": [
        "June",
        "October"
      ]
    }
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "rhs-growing-peas",
      "publisher": "Royal Horticultural Society",
      "url": "https://www.rhs.org.uk/vegetables/peas/grow-your-own",
      "supports": [
        "types",
        "sowing",
        "containers",
        "support",
        "watering",
        "harvest"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "umn-growing-peas",
      "publisher": "University of Minnesota Extension",
      "url": "https://extension.umn.edu/vegetables/growing-peas",
      "supports": [
        "temperature",
        "soil_ph",
        "sowing",
        "nutrition",
        "storage"
      ]
    }
  ]
}