Sugar Snap Peas

Sugar Snap Peas Care

Pisum Sativum 'macrocarpon Group'

What is the plant

Snap peas are a group of edible-podded peas differing from snow peas in their round instead of flat pod shapes. An edible, podded pea is similar to an ordinary garden (English) pea. In contrast, pods of the edible, podded pea, including snap peas, do not have the membrane and do not open when ripe.

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Full Sun

Temperature

-3°C - 7°C

Hardiness zone

3 - 11

Difficulty

Medium

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Water the snap peas as often as it takes to keep the soil moist. Snap peas do not thrive in dry soil. During rain-free periods, stick your finger 2 inches into the soil every other day or so. If the soil feels dry, then you need to water it.
Pruning
Trim the first pair of leaves and any attached tendrils beside them, leaving all other leaves and tendrils to hold on. This encourages the vine to fork and produce more growth. When your harvest is over and you don't anticipate any further produce, cut off all of your pea vines at ground level.
Fertilizer
A few drenches with fish fertilizer (or another water- soluble organic plant food) provides much-needed nitrogen to newly sprouted snap peas, and gives the plants time to form working relationships with nitrogen-fixing bacteria.

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Sunlight
An indoor pea plant needs 8 to 10 hours of bright light. You can either place it in the sunniest location of the home or use grow lights. Many varieties grow well in containers and will flourish indoors but snap pea, snow pea and dwarf pea plants are the easiest.
Soil
Give your sugar snap peas a head start by loosening the soil in your garden in the fall. These members of the legume family thrive in well-drained soil that's rich in organic matter, so work in some compost or well-rotted manure. Remove any sticks, rocks or other debris.
Temperature
Growing sugar snap peas is best when the temperature is 45 F. (7 C.) or higher, so wait until you're sure chance of frost is past. The soil should also be dry enough to till without the dirt clumping up and sticking to your garden tools. After the early spring rains is definitely best.

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Container
Plant the peas in a circle around the edges of the container. I planted them about 1 inch from the edges of my pot and 1.5 to 2
Additional
The seeds of sweet peas are mildly poisonous, containing lathyrogens that, if ingested, in large quantities can cause a condition called Lathyrus.
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Fertilizer

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