Description

Enjoy the sweet, crunchy flavor of 'Sugar Snap' snap peas, a classic variety that thrives on 6'–8' climbing vines. Awarded the All-America Selections title, 'Sugar Snap' offers an extended harvest of 3″ pods filled with plump, flavorful peas. These heat-tolerant plants grow best on poles or a trellis, making them ideal for gardeners with limited space or those looking for an easy-to-manage crop. The French call edible-podded peas “mange tout,” meaning “eat all,” and 'Sugar Snap' lives up to this name with its tender, delicious pods that can be eaten whole.

Botanical Name: Pisum sativum
Days to Maturity: 70 days
Family: Fabaceae
Native: Western Asia, Europe, and North Africa
Hardiness: Frost-tolerant annual
Plant Dimensions: 6'–8' vines
Variety Information: Sweet, crunchy, 3″ long edible pods with plump peas.
Type: Snap pea

When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date, when soil temperature is at least 40°F, ideally 60°–80°F and again 10 to 12 weeks before your average first frost date. In Mild Climates, sow in fall or winter for winter harvest. Best grown in temperatures less than 85°F.
When to Start Inside: Not recommended.
Days to Emerge: 5–10 days
Seed Depth: 1″
Seed Spacing: 2″
Row Spacing: 4'–6' apart
Thinning: Not required.

Harvesting: Snap peas should be harvested when peas are plump; pick regularly to increase yield. Use scissors to harvest or hold vine with one hand and pick the pods with the other; vines are fragile.

This packet sows up to 9 feet. 55 seeds in packet.