Pisum sativum 'Snowbird'
Snow Pea
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Snow Pea (Pisum sativum 'Snowbird') - Description
Very early. Dwarf erect plants 18 in. tall produce amazing numbers of 3 in. pods in groups of 2-3. Ready to pick 58 days after seed is sown. CULINARY HINT! Eat entire pods; pick when peas are just forming. Prepare like snap beans. The sweet pods are delicious stir-fried or cooked just a few minutes so that they remain crisp.
Snow Pea (Pisum sativum 'Snowbird') - 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 'Snowbird') - 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 'Snowbird') - 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 'Snowbird') - 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 'Snowbird') - 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.
