Peas - Sugar Snap - Sugar Ann, (Pisum sativum) (70 Days)

Description: Peas - Sugar Snap - Sugar Ann, (Pisum sativum)Open Pollinated. Non GMO. 1979 AAS winner70 days. This All American Selection gold medal winner is the original Snap Pea. Six foot vines produce 3 inch round, fleshy pods that are edible from the flat stage to maturity. Common Wilt resistant. Excellent texture and flavor.Traditional English peas have sweet, round, green peas inside a pod; you shell the peas and throw away the pod. Another type of pea is the snow pea, the crunchy, flat, sweet pod of Chinese cuisine that is eaten whole; the peas inside are not allowed to get big. However, one pea combines the sweet contents of English peas with the crispy outer pod, or shell, of snow peas. They are called snap peas, and you can eat the whole thing, pod and all, cooked or raw. To use them as snow peas, harvest really young (before pods fill out); to use them like English peas, let the peas inside get big and then shell them; to eat them as snap peas just crunch down on the whole thing at any stage of growth, and snap! The peas and the pod fill your mouth with a sweet crunch. Snap peas, also called edible podded peas, are the only pea one needs to grow because they are all in one. GENERAL GROWING INFORMATION Sowing Method: Direct Sow Sowing: Plant only into well-drained soil. Direct seed as soon as the soil can be worked in the spring. Replant at 3-week intervals until mid-spring.Care: Water regularly and fertilize when 6 inches tall. Provide a support of about 6 feet Harvest: Pick when the pod color just begins to fade and the seeds are plump but not hard. Hold vine while picking to avoid damaging it.Soil Requirements: Rich, well-drained soil; pH 6.0-7.5.Spacing: Sow 2 inches apart, 30-36 inches between rows.Sowing Depth: 1/2 inchGermination: 7-14 days at 60 degrees FDays to Maturity: 70 daysGrowth Habit: Twining VineSun: Full Sun Height: 6 feetBotanical Name: Pisum sativumFamily: Fabaceae/Leguminosae (Legume or Bean Family)Your Health: A good source of fiber, minerals, vitamins A and C and some of the B vitamins. Growing GuideSoil preference: Early peas in particular like raised beds or a sandy loam soil that warms up quickly. Heavier soils can provide cooler conditions for a late pea crop, but you'll need to loosen the ground before planting by working in some organic matter.Planting: Give peas a sunny spot protected from high winds. Later crops appreciate partial shade.Fall planting: Some growers have success with fall pea crops by planting them where corn or pole beans will shade them until the weather cools.Watering: Providing peas with just the right amount of water is a little tricky. They should never be water logged. On the other hand, don't let the soil dry out when peas are germinating or blooming or when pods are swelling. Once the plants are up, they only need about 1/2" water every week until they start to bloom; then, increase their water to 1" a week until the pods fill out.Fertilizing: Peas supply their own nitrogen, so go easy on such fertilizers as manure. Too much nitrogen produces lush foliage but few peas. When To Plant and CarePeas thrive in cool, damp weather, making them an ideal candidate for early spring planting. In mild climates, you can also plant for a fall harvest, but spring plantings generally yield more. Get peas in the ground as soon as possible in early spring, once the soil temperature reaches at least 45 degrees. Wait to plant until soil is dry enough that it doesn’t clump and stick to garden tools. Space plants 2-5 inches apart.Young pea plants can take a light frost, so tuck plants into the garden before the last average frost date for your region. However, be prepared to protect flowering plants from a late frost; it will hurt flowers and sometimes causes tiny developing pods to be deformed. Set your trellis prior to planting. Use netting, stakes, and string, a wood frame trellis covered with chicken wire, metal fencing, or a collection of twiggy branches stuck into the ground among the plants. Peas attach by tendrils, tiny stems that curl and encircle supports. Tendrils quickly wrap around slender supports to hoist vines skyward.Apply a 2-inch-thick layer of organic mulch, such as straw, grass clippings, or compost, when plants are 6 inches tall. Mulch helps soil retain moisture and suppresses weeds. Keep your pea plot free from weeds, pulling offenders by hand or cultivating very shallowly. HarvestingHarvest sugar snap peas when pods start to fatten, but before peas get too large. If picked at the right time, the whole pod can be eaten. If pods are chewy and tough, they’ve been left on vines too long. In this case, shell the peas and compost the pods. Peas will produce as long as vines are healthy and temperatures stay cool. Mulching soil helps keep roots cool. Once the temperature reaches the 80s, pea season is over.The more you pick peas, the more peas you’ll have to pick. After harvest, the sugar in peas turns to starch, decreasing sweetness. For best flavor, cook or freeze peas within a few hours of picking. To freeze sugar snap peas, simply toss pods into plastic freezer bags.If you let the peas inside sugar snap pods grow to full size, you can eat them like traditional English peas.On sugar snap pea vines, you can also harvest flowers and leafy shoots for eating. While sugar snap peas are sometimes called sweet peas, it’s important to note that they are different from the sweet pea vines grown for their ornamental flowers. Those sweet peas are not edible. 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Location: Elko, Nevada

End Time: 2024-09-27T08:20:02.000Z

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