Giardia lamblia is a protozoan (parasite) that is implicated to be the most common non-bacterial causative of diarrhea in North America. Giardia is implicated in 1/4th of all diarrheal diseases in adults in North America.
Peas will sprout in 21 to 30 days if the soil temperature is 38 degrees Fahrenheit and the germination rate, or number of seeds that do sprout, will be low. At temperatures of 65 to 70 F the seeds will sprout within 7 to 14 days and the germination percentage will be in the high 90s for fresh seed.
1 To get the best head start, turn over your pea planting beds in the fall, add manure to the soil, and mulch well. 2  As with other legumes, pea roots will fix nitrogen in the soil, making it available for other plants. 3  Peas will appreciate a good sprinkling of wood ashes to the soil before planting.on't plant peas in the same place next year. Next spring, plant peas early (in March even if there's snow as long as it's not soggy), Watch carefully for mildew (whitish color) and spray a mix of 9 parts water to 1 part powered milk to avoid this problem.