Peas

• Peas are hardy to frost and produce their best harvests in cool, moist temperatures. Plant them in late winter or very early spring when soil temperatures reach 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Choose from early and midseason cultivars to dictate quick seasons of 54 to 57 days or long seasons of 60 to 70 days.
  
  

Corn

• Unlike peas, corn is sensitive to cold and dies in frost. Put corn kernels in the garden 10 to 14 days after the last frost to guarantee frost-free growing. Sweet corns have longer maturity dates than peas, ranging from 60 to 95 days, and require longer seasons.
  
  

Sites

• Peas and corn both require full sunshine for six hours a day, with quick drainage and air movement. Plant the crops in separated plots to keep corn from shading out the smaller pea bushes. Give corn at least 10 to 15 square feet of space for growing, and peas at least 5 to 10 square feet for multiple rows. Leave five to six feet between these plots, or plant peas on the south side of corn for continuous sun exposure.
  
  

Soil and Nutrition

• Prepare both plots at the same time to save time and work. Peas and corn both do well in deep, fertile and slightly acidic soil and prefer a loose, quick-draining foundation. Till the top 10 inches of soil throughout the garden and add 3 to 4 inches of compost for nutrition and moisture retention. The compost addition also warms the soil for early pea planting. Add 12-12-12 granular fertilizer to the corn plot for starting nutrition. Plant the pea seeds in the fresh soil, and till the soil again to loosen it at corn planting.