Sugar Pea Ambrosia

Sugar Pea Ambrosia: variety and characteristics

Sugar Pea Ambrosia (Pisum sativum L.) is an annual vegetable of the Legume family (Fabaceae). This productive, easily cultivated variety develops many large, deep green pods filled with tasty, sweet, round peas.

They contain many vitamins (A, B and C) and minerals, such as calcium, magnesium, iron, potassium and phosphorus.

For the sweetest flavour, peas are best cooked when picked young and prepared within 30 minutes of being picked, before the sugar has turned to starch.

Garden peas are among the first crops sown in spring — they tolerate cold snaps and give sweet peas as early as the end of May. Sugar (snow) varieties are eaten whole, pod and all.

Key features

• Measured germination rate of the batch: 88%
• Seeds per packet: 30–41 pcs (6 g)
• Seed origin: Germany
• Sowing: March and April; direct
• Harvest: May – July
• Position: sunny spot

When to sow Sugar Pea Ambrosia

Sugar Pea Ambrosia seeds are sown in March and April. The crop is harvested from May to July. The months are a guide for a temperate climate — in warmer areas sow 1–2 weeks earlier, in cooler or upland areas, later.

How to sow and grow Sugar Pea Ambrosia

• Sowing method: direct
• Depth: 3–5 cm
• Spacing: 5 cm in the row, 40–60 cm between rows
• Germination: 7–14 days at 10–18 °C
• Position: sunny spot

Sowing is done in early spring directly in an open, sunny position. This plant prefers permeable, moderately fertile soils that are rich in humus. Sow the seeds at a depth of 3-4 cm and with a row spacing of 30 – 40 cm. First harvest about 12-14 weeks after sowing. Pick the pods regularly, because this will extend the harvesting period. Use immediately after picking.

Sow directly as soon as the soil can be worked (February–April). Tall varieties need netting or sticks; water at flowering time.

Harvest and use

Pick shelling peas when the pods are full but still green; sugar peas — when the pod is flat and crisp.

Frequently asked questions

When should Sugar Pea Ambrosia be sown?

The recommended sowing months are March and April. Sowing method: direct.

How many seeds are in the packet?

The packet contains 30–41 seeds, pack size 6 g.

What is the germination rate of the seeds?

The measured germination rate of this batch is 88%. The test was carried out under controlled laboratory conditions; in the field, emergence depends on soil, temperature and moisture.

When are peas sown?

Early in spring — from mid-February to April, as soon as the soil can be worked. Tolerates frosts down to −5 °C.

Do peas need support?

Varieties taller than 60 cm need netting or twigs; short ones support each other if sown in double rows.