{"id":5643,"date":"2026-10-06T10:54:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T10:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.opapod.it\/broad-beans-and-peas-why-autumn-sowing-pays-off\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T15:33:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T15:33:02","slug":"broad-beans-and-peas-why-autumn-sowing-pays-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.opapod.it\/en\/broad-beans-and-peas-why-autumn-sowing-pays-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Broad Beans and Peas: Why Autumn Sowing Pays Off"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5643\" class=\"elementor elementor-5643 elementor-5627\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2656308 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2656308\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1095ea2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1095ea2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are soil-improving crops?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8fb8a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8fb8a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Broad beans (<em>Vicia faba L.<\/em>) and peas (<em>Pisum sativum L.<\/em>) belong to the <em>Fabaceae<\/em> family and share an important agronomic characteristic: t<strong>hey can fix atmospheric nitrogen in the soil through symbiosis with bacteria<\/strong> of the genus Rhizobium.<br\/>After the residual post-harvest biomass is incorporated into the soil, their contribution to the nitrogen balance can reach up to 300 kg\/ha under favourable conditions.<\/p><p>This makes them \u201csoil-improving crops\u201d: <strong>they not only produce a harvest<\/strong>, but can also contribute to <strong>leaving the soil more fertile<\/strong> than before.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caff7f3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"caff7f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"176\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.opapod.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/grano.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2628\" alt=\"illustration of an ear of wheat\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.opapod.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/grano.png 176w, https:\/\/www.opapod.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/grano-128x300.png 128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ca00cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ca00cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In <strong>Southern Italy<\/strong>, where cereal farming is widespread, <strong>including broad beans or peas in rotation with wheat is a useful agronomic strategy<\/strong>. It helps break the life cycle of certain pathogens, contributes nitrogen to the soil and can reduce the need for nitrogen fertilisation in the following season, helping to lower production costs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6208da full-mobile-box e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d6208da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c420ceb e-con-full full-mobile-box e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c420ceb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77857a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77857a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Soil fertility does not depend solely on nutrient availability. It is also the result of interactions between the soil's physical and biological characteristics.<br \/>Understanding these components is therefore essential when choosing the most appropriate crops and agronomic practices.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9ca9d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a9ca9d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We explored this topic further in our article dedicated to geodiversity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55a2e4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"55a2e4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.opapod.it\/en\/geodiversity-and-organic-farming-the-importance-of-soil\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Geodiversity and Organic Farming<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4209133 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4209133\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5f9688 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a5f9688\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When and how to sow broad beans and peas <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d3bf06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d3bf06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In <strong>Southern Italy<\/strong>, mild winters make <strong>early autumn sowing<\/strong> possible, generally <strong>from October until late November<\/strong>.<\/p><p>In areas with <strong>colder winters<\/strong>, <strong>sowing<\/strong> can be postponed until <strong>early spring<\/strong>, usually March, to reduce the risk of frost damaging crop emergence.<\/p><p>Under optimal temperature and moisture conditions, <strong>germination generally takes 10\u201315 days.<\/strong><\/p><p>Neither crop needs to be started in a seedbed: both are sown directly in the field.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c23e1c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2c23e1c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74776cc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"74776cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.apod-semina{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-family:inherit;font-size:15px;color:#1f1f1f;background:#fff;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden;margin:1.5em 0}\n  .apod-semina caption{caption-side:top;text-align:left;padding:16px 20px 14px;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-bottom:none;border-radius:12px 12px 0 0;background:#fff}\n  .apod-semina caption strong{display:block;font-size:17px;margin-bottom:4px}\n  .apod-semina caption span{display:block;font-size:13px;color:#6b6b6b;font-weight:400}\n  .apod-semina th,.apod-semina td{padding:11px 20px;border-top:1px solid #ececec}\n  .apod-semina th{text-align:left;font-weight:400;color:#3a3a3a}\n  .apod-semina td{text-align:right;font-weight:600;white-space:nowrap}\n<\/style><table class=\"apod-semina\"><caption><strong>Fave<\/strong><span><em>Vicia faba<\/em> L. \u2014 seme grande, germinazione robusta<\/span><\/caption><tbody><tr><th scope=\"row\">Profondit\u00e0 di semina<\/th><td>3\u20135 cm<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\">Distanza sulla fila<\/th><td>15\u201320 cm<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\">Distanza tra le file<\/th><td>70\u201380 cm<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\">Semenzaio<\/th><td>Non necessario<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-180bd54 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"180bd54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.apod-semina{width:100%;max-width:480px;border-collapse:collapse;font-family:inherit;font-size:15px;color:#1f1f1f;background:#fff;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden;margin:1.5em 0}\n  .apod-semina caption{caption-side:top;text-align:left;padding:16px 20px 14px;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-bottom:none;border-radius:12px 12px 0 0;background:#fff}\n  .apod-semina caption strong{display:block;font-size:17px;margin-bottom:4px}\n  .apod-semina caption span{display:block;font-size:13px;color:#6b6b6b;font-weight:400}\n  .apod-semina th,.apod-semina td{padding:11px 20px;border-top:1px solid #ececec}\n  .apod-semina th{text-align:left;font-weight:400;color:#3a3a3a}\n  .apod-semina td{text-align:right;font-weight:600;white-space:nowrap}\n<\/style><table class=\"apod-semina\"><caption><strong>Piselli<\/strong><span><em>Pisum sativum<\/em> L. \u2014 seme pi\u00f9 piccolo, rampicanti o nani<\/span><\/caption><tbody><tr><th scope=\"row\">Profondit\u00e0 di semina<\/th><td>2\u20133 cm<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\">Distanza sulla fila<\/th><td>~20 cm<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\">Distanza tra le file<\/th><td>60\u201390 cm<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\">Semenzaio<\/th><td>Non necessario<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5a8a41 e-con-full full-mobile-box e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a5a8a41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1be736c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1be736c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The benefits of autumn sowing <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f052e8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f052e8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Autumn <strong>rainfall generally provides good soil<\/strong> moisture and helps cover the crop&#8217;s water requirements during the first few weeks after sowing, thereby reducing irrigation needs and costs. <\/p><p>During the <strong>winter months<\/strong>, <strong>plants develop gradually<\/strong> and enter spring already well established, ready to grow and produce as temperatures rise.<\/p><p>This also makes it <strong>possible to harvest earlier than with spring-sown crops<\/strong>.<\/p><p>In addition, the <strong>risk of aphid infestations<\/strong> \u2014 one of the <strong>main pests affecting broad beans and peas<\/strong> \u2014 is considerably l<strong>ower during autumn and winter,<\/strong> potentially <strong>reducing the need for insecticide<\/strong> treatments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94321fd full-mobile-box e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"94321fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd61b58 e-con-full full-mobile-box e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cd61b58\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6771b1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6771b1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Winter care for broad beans and peas: what to do and what not to forget <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2abee4 e-con-full full-mobile-box e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f2abee4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d342018 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"d342018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"254\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/www.opapod.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Risorsa-81.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4483\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Fertilisation: little, but at the right time <\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Broad beans and peas require relatively little fertilisation.<br \/>Before sowing, a moderate application of phosphorus and potassium, calibrated according to soil analysis, is generally sufficient, together with a small amount of nitrogen to support early plant development.  <br>For the remainder of the growing cycle, much of the crop's nitrogen requirements can be met through symbiotic nitrogen fixation.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff9dc9e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"ff9dc9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"484\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.opapod.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Risorsa-47-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4493\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.opapod.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Risorsa-47-2.png 484w, https:\/\/www.opapod.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Risorsa-47-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.opapod.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Risorsa-47-2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Protection from frost <\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">During the weeks following sowing and in periods of particularly cold weather, covering the rows with non-woven fabric can help protect plants from low temperatures as well as from birds and small rodents, without preventing adequate air circulation. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eeef5a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6eeef5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"486\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/www.opapod.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/parassiti2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3462\" alt=\"icona parassiti piante di pomodoro\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.opapod.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/parassiti2.png 486w, https:\/\/www.opapod.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/parassiti2-300x269.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Weed control <\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The growth of competing weeds is generally slower during winter, but regular monitoring can significantly reduce the amount of weed-control work required in spring. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ab015a full-mobile-box e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5ab015a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32c7253 e-con-full full-mobile-box e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"32c7253\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6ab479 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f6ab479\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"782\" src=\"https:\/\/www.opapod.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Servizi-apod-1024x1001.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2632\" alt=\"Apod production organization Puglia and southern Italy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.opapod.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Servizi-apod-1024x1001.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.opapod.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Servizi-apod-300x293.png 300w, https:\/\/www.opapod.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Servizi-apod-768x751.png 768w, https:\/\/www.opapod.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Servizi-apod-1536x1501.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.opapod.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Servizi-apod.png 1545w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41c8e19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"41c8e19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Would you like to include broad beans and peas in your crop rotation? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0043ea4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0043ea4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">APOD supports its members with crop rotation planning, variety selection and sustainable soil fertility management, providing technical advice and agricultural services. <\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4cd05c elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f4cd05c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.opapod.it\/en\/services\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover APOD's agronomic services <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb21c5a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bb21c5a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93e84e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93e84e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQ about broad beans and peas <\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bf2c9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"4bf2c9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-7960\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-7960\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> When should broad beans and peas be sown?  <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-7960\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1786cb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e1786cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2212475 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2212475\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Southern Italy, broad beans and peas can be sown in autumn, from October to November. In areas with colder winters, sowing can be postponed until March to reduce the risk of frost damage. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-7961\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-7961\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How deep should peas be sown? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-7961\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83bff39 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"83bff39\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-182c014 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"182c014\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Peas are generally sown at a depth of around 3\u20135 cm, depending on soil type, moisture levels and weather conditions. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-7962\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-7962\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Why is it beneficial to sow broad beans and peas in autumn?  <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-7962\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-571c0de e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"571c0de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0189880 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0189880\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Autumn sowing makes it possible to take advantage of seasonal rainfall, reducing irrigation requirements during the early stages of crop development. Plants also have more time to establish during winter and enter spring already well developed, which can result in an earlier harvest. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-7963\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-7963\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How much nitrogen do broad beans and peas leave in the soil?  <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-7963\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7888a79 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7888a79\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-686f29f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"686f29f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW127111477 BCX0\" lang=\"IT-IT\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Under favourable conditions, once the residual biomass is incorporated into the soil, broad beans and peas can contribute up to 300 kg of nitrogen per hectare to the nitrogen balance.<span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW127111477 BCX0\"> <\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW127111477 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"335559738\":240,\"335559739\":240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-7964\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-7964\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Are broad beans and peas resistant to cold weather?  <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-7964\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f57fae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f57fae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9753b1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9753b1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW267896688 BCX0\" lang=\"IT-IT\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW267896688 BCX0\">They are relatively tolerant of low temperatures, although cold tolerance varies depending on the species, variety and stage of plant development. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW267896688 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"335559738\":240,\"335559739\":240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-7965\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-7965\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Can broad beans and peas be included in a crop rotation with wheat?  <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-7965\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-490ef65 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"490ef65\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b42098 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b42098\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW212399279 BCX0\" lang=\"IT-IT\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Yes. Alternating legumes and cereals is an effective way to diversify crop rotations, interrupt the cycles of certain pathogens and improve soil fertility management. <\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW212399279 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"335559738\":240,\"335559739\":240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-7966\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"7\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-7966\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Do broad beans and peas need fertilisation?  <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-7966\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1c6d23 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a1c6d23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e03df6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e03df6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW360848 BCX0\" lang=\"IT-IT\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW360848 BCX0\">Fertilisation should be determined according to soil characteristics and analysis. 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