Sugar Pea Bajka

What Sugar Pea Bajka is

Sugar Pea Bajka (Pisum sativum L.) is an annual vegetable of the Legume family (Fabaceae). This is a high-yielding variety that produces plants about 70 cm tall.

The pods are green, flat and 8-10 cm long without fibres.

The peas are round, very sweet and tasty.

With a crisp texture, they are ideal for steaming, stir-frying or salads.

For the sweetest flavour, peas are best cooked when

picked young and prepared within 30 minutes of being picked.

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%
• Pack size: 10 g
• Seed origin: Poland
• Sowing: March and April; direct
• Harvest: May – July
• Position: sunny spot

When to sow Sugar Pea Bajka

Sugar Pea Bajka 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 Bajka

• 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

The seeds are sown from March to May. Before sowing, the seeds are soaked in water until swollen. The swollen seeds are sown in open ground at a depth of 4-6 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 Bajka be sown?

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

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.