Pisum sativum 'Sugar Snow'
Snow Pea
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Snow Pea (Pisum sativum 'Sugar Snow') - Description
Ready to harvest in about 70 days, this delectable pea is the result of years of breeding, this pea combines the best attributes of snow peas along with the crispness of snaps. Peas can be picked when pods are young and flat or allow them to plump out for an even sweeter flavor. We like to pick them off the vine when they are about 4" long. Grow in full sun and sow directly in garden after chance of heavy frost. Plants can be grown on netting, cages, or trellised. Pick frequently to extend the harvest.
Snow Pea (Pisum sativum 'Sugar Snow') - Growth
Peas are generally rather cold hardy. They can survive temperatures down to 25ºF, but tend to suffer when the average daily temperature rises above 80ºF. Such high temperatures would cause the flowers to drop. Provide support for the growing stems. A trellis or a stake should be provided for the pea.
Snow Pea (Pisum sativum 'Sugar Snow') - Planting
Sow seeds directly in the soil in early spring when the soil is easily worked with and has warmed to at least 45F in the colder climates. Sow the seeds in successive 14 day intervals. This will provide harvestable crops for weeks in succession.
Snow Pea (Pisum sativum 'Sugar Snow') - Pest
Prone to aphids, botrytis, root rot, powdery mildew and fusarium wilt. Best to plant resistant varieties. Also rotate crops to avoid diseases. Use barriers to control slugs, rabbits, and woodchucks. Remove diseased and damaged pods.
Snow Pea (Pisum sativum 'Sugar Snow') - Interesting facts
Gregor Mendel, who is sometimes called the father of modern genetics, used peas as his model plant. He noticed that peas inherited certain traits from their parental plants such as yellow pea pods vs. green pea pods, short plants vs. tall plants and white flowers vs. violet flowers. During a span of around 7 years, Gregor Mendel tested roughly 28,000 pea plants.
Snow Pea (Pisum sativum 'Sugar Snow') - Soil and irrigation
Amend the soil with at least 1" of compost or composted manure. Since the peas form mutualistic relationships with nitrogen fixing bacteria, you can provide a rhizobial inoculant to the soil. This will inoculate the soil with the bacteria needed in this mutualistic relationship. These bacteria can be found in most soils, however, and an inoculation may not be necessary.Peas do best with soil that are consistently moist, yet are well-drained.
