Pea, Snap, “Sugar” Seeds

Pisum sativum

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Organic.

Snap peas are best eaten fresh and there’s nothing like picking them right off the vine. The French call edible podded peas mange tout meaning “eat all.” An All-America Selections award winner, ‘Sugar Snap’ provides an extended harvest of thick, crunchy 3″ pods filled with flavorful peas. Vines tolerate some heat. Grow climbing 6’–8′ vines on poles or a trellis.

This 15 gram packet sows up to 9 feet.

Days to Maturity: 70 days

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When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date, when soil temperature is at least 40°F, ideally 60°–80°F and again 10 to 12 weeks before your average first frost date. In Mild Climates, sow in fall or winter for winter harvest. Best grown in temperatures less than 85°F.

When to Start Inside: Not recommended.

Days to Emerge: 5–10 days

Seed Depth: 1"

Seed Spacing: 2"

Row Spacing: 4'–6' apart

Thinning: Not required.

Harvesting: Snap peas should be harvested when peas are plump; pick regularly to increase yield. Use scissors to harvest or hold vine with one hand and pick the pods with the other; vines are fragile.