Growing your own sugar snap peas
There's something satisfying about taking a little seed and watching it grow to 6, 7, 8 feet tall, then eating tender sweet pea pods right off the vine or in your favorite dish!
Buy your seeds now!
Peas Sugar Snap Certified Organic Seeds 85 Seeds
Amazon Price: $2.39 (as of 12/09/2009) 
Green Pea Sprouting Seed- Organic- 5 Lbs- Dried Green Peas for Sprouting Sprouts, Garden Planting, Cooking, Soup, Food Storage, Hydroponics, Vegetable Gardening
Amazon Price: $13.95 (as of 12/09/2009)
Organic Oregon Sugar Pod II Pea 50 Seeds 13 Grams
Amazon Price: $2.19 (as of 12/09/2009)
Snow Peas Oregon Sugar Pod Certified Organic Seed 80 Seeds
Amazon Price: $2.39 (as of 12/09/2009)
English Pea Progress Certified Organic Heirloom Seeds 100 Seeds
Amazon Price: $2.39 (as of 12/09/2009)
How to start your peas inside
If you start before the last frost:Get yourself some Sugar Snap Pea seeds (I like Super Snap II), soil and Jiffy pots. Plant according to directions (1 seed per pot) and keep soil moist, but not wet. Watch peas pop up in a few days and start taking over the house.
Harden off the peas (get them used to being outside) by setting them outside for an hour each day for a couple days and gradually increasing the hours outside over a couple weeks.
Transplant outside after the last frost, taking care to water well for the first week.
Planting directly outside
If you can wait til after the last frost:
Plant your seed right into the ground according to package directions. Keep moist but not soaked. Don't let the soil get dry.
Plant your seed right into the ground according to package directions. Keep moist but not soaked. Don't let the soil get dry.
Caring for your peas
Note that peas do not need nitrogen and will burn if fertilized with anything containing much...don't even mulch. That goes for organic fertilizers, grass, hay, etc.Build a trellis as I posted about here for your peas.
Harvest and freezing
Peas are ready to pick when they peas inside are plump. Don't let them go too long or they will turn starchy and taste poorly. Harvest regularly to keep the plants producing. Simple pinch off the stem/vine above the pea, or you can use scissors or pruning shears.
Peas can be frozen by blanching for 2 minutes, patting dry then placing in freezer bags.
Enjoy!
Peas can be frozen by blanching for 2 minutes, patting dry then placing in freezer bags.
Enjoy!
Great gardening resources from Sunset
Western Garden Book: More than 8,000 Plants - The Right Plants for Your Climate - Tips from Western Garden Experts (Sunset Western Garden Book)
Amazon Price: $23.07 (as of 12/09/2009)
Vegetable Gardening Illustrated
Amazon Price: (as of 12/09/2009)
An Illustrated Guide to Organic Gardening (Gardening & Landscaping)
Amazon Price: (as of 12/09/2009)
Gardening in the Southwest: A Wealth of Great Ideas for Your Garden
Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 12/09/2009)
Gardening Links
- Garden of Eatin
- My gardening blog of course!
- Blotanical
- Directory of gardening blogs
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