Why did Gregor Mendel use peas in his experiments

Gregor Mendel conducted hybridization experiments on around 29,000 pea plants. Peas were an ideal choice for Mendel to use because they had easily observable traits there were 7 of which he could manipulate. He began his experiments on peas with two conditions

They were easy to grow, they grew fast, their traits are easy to identify, they have different traits that can be observed, they have different types that can be combined, convenient