Green Peas (Dried)

Green Peas (Dried)

Class	Gardening
Weight	0.02
Survival Gear	Yes
Animal Feed	Seeds for birds
Hunger	-1
Calories	17.5
Crafting Skill	None
Crafting	See How to Craft
Location	Crafted
Spawn ID	`/additem Base.GreenpeasSeed`

Green Peas (Dried) are dried pea seeds used to grow the Green Peas crop. Sown in a tilled plot, each one grows into a pea plant. Peas are a quick spring crop and a good early source of fresh food.

The crop matures in about twelve days, which makes it one of the faster crops to bring in. Each plant gives two to four portions of peas. The dried peas can also go into cooked dishes, though they cannot be eaten on their own.

The seeds come out of a Seed Packet - Green Peas. Opening a packet gives five dried peas and leaves an empty packet behind. The Farmer is the best occupation for gardening. It starts with the most Agriculture skill.

Using

Peas are sown from February to April. March is the best month to plant them. The crop does badly from October through January, so winter planting is a poor idea.

A seed goes into a tilled plot of soil. From there the plant needs water and care, and like other crops it can catch diseases. The short growing time means a spring bed can be harvested and replanted quickly.

The dried peas also work as a cooking ingredient. They can be added to soup, stew, rice and pasta dishes. Each one adds only a little food value. Planting them is usually a better use than eating them.

Birds kept at a base can eat them as seed feed.

Spare seeds can go back into a packet. Put 5 Seeds in Packet takes five dried peas and an Empty Seed Packet - Green Peas and gives a full Seed Packet - Green Peas. The full packet weighs a little less than the seeds and empty packet carried apart.