Sugar Pea Sugar Snap

Sugar Pea Sugar Snap — variety description

Sugar Pea Sugar Snap (Pisum sativum L.) is an annual vegetable of the Legume family (Fabaceae). This variety produces plants about 180 cm tall, which need support.

The pea pods are about 7 cm long with a long picking period in both warm and cold weather.

Once ripe, they provide more than a month of crisp, juicy and sweet pea pods.

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: 98%
• Seeds per packet: 21–29 pcs (5 g)
• Seed origin: Indonesia
• Sowing: March and April; direct
• Harvest: May – July
• Position: sunny spot

When to sow Sugar Pea Sugar Snap

Sugar Pea Sugar Snap 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 Sugar Snap

• 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

Sow in a sunny, warm place and do not use nitrogen fertilisers or manure. From early to mid March until the end of May. Sow the seeds at a depth of 3-4 cm and with a row spacing of 30 – 40 cm. Can be grown without support. First harvest about 12-14 weeks after sowing. 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 Sugar Snap be sown?

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

How many seeds are in the packet?

The packet contains 21–29 seeds, pack size 5 g.

What is the germination rate of the seeds?

The measured germination rate of this batch is 98%. 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.