Sugar Snap Peas

**coronabarb** · October 30, 2011

It's been awhile since I've grown sugar snaps and would love to have some come next spring. Anyone have some favorites? I've grown both tall n small.

biscgolf · October 30, 2011

i've been growing "super sugar snap" for the past few years... seems to do well under a fairly wide variety of conditions...

salix · October 30, 2011

Super Sugar Snap for us as well. They did very well in our horrible growing season this year. Of course, your climate is just a tad different than mine!

Heritage · October 30, 2011

Barb,

I'm just down the road from you (in Bonsall) and have never raised peas. Do they grow here in the winter? (i.e. do they take a mild freeze?)

Thanks,
Steve

tam91 · October 30, 2011

Another vote for super sugar snap.

**coronabarb** · November 2, 2011

Steve,

I've grown sugar snap, oriental pea pod and regular peas and they do well in our winter weather. I have usually waited too long and planted in Jan instead of fall. The problem with that is it can get hot here as early as March, certainly April, which wreaks havoc with the peas. Hoping this year is different and I get around to planting this month.

They have taken a frost but not sure about a freeze. I'm fixin' to find out. I will have to check out super sugar snap. Is it a tall or small snap pea? I seriously need to clean out my seed box too. All the seeds are probably too old to use.

Thanks, guys.

Heritage · November 3, 2011

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Originally Posted by coronabarb

Steve,

I've grown sugar snap, oriental pea pod and regular peas and they do well in our winter weather. I have usually waited too long and planted in Jan instead of fall. The problem with that is it can get hot here as early as March, certainly April, which wreaks havoc with the peas. Hoping this year is different and I get around to planting this month.

They have taken a frost but not sure about a freeze. I'm fixin' to find out. I will have to check out super sugar snap. Is it a tall or small snap pea? I seriously need to clean out my seed box too. All the seeds are probably too old to use.

Thanks, guys.

Barb,

Thanks... then I think I'll order some seeds and hopefully get them planted this month. I need a healthy snack - while doing my computer work I've been reaching for the chips too much lately. I was going to buy some sugar snap peas at the market last week but they wanted $4 for a small bag of pea pods (about a 5 minute snack) so I decided it was better to not be so healthy.

Steve

tam91 · November 3, 2011

Super Sugar Snap needs a trellis - grew about 5' tall for me.

BigBrownDogHouse · November 3, 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by Heritage

I need a healthy snack - while doing my computer work I've been reaching for the chips too much lately. I was going to buy some sugar snap peas at the market last week but they wanted $4 for a small bag of pea pods (about a 5 minute snack) so I decided it was better to not be so healthy.

Steve

Ah yes! I know the feeling. I work on the computer all day which is located in the kitchen about 10 feet away from the fridge.

....and snap peas are so easy to grow. The kids actually fight over them when they are picking them. We have to keep reminding them to wash them first!

biscgolf · November 3, 2011

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Originally Posted by tam91

Super Sugar Snap needs a trellis - grew about 5' tall for me.

agreed... tall, not bushy... i grow mine on sections of chicken wire fencing...

Tormato · November 10, 2011

After trying about 2 dozen varieties, Super Sugar Snap is the only snap pea that returns to my garden.

It's only equal in flavor, for me, is Sugar Snap. Super Sugar Snap matures about one week earlier than Sugar Snap. Both of these are so sweet when cooked, that I like them better uncooked. Some days, they just never leave the garden before being consumed.

Gary

Sun City Linda · November 10, 2011

I grow them here too in big pots.

They climb up the patio supports and the low Winter sun warms them thru the day but the patio cover offers some protection from frost. Guess I better get some started...... LInda

delltraveller · November 10, 2011

I grew Cascadia, a short snap pea, this year. It did pretty well. Ate most of them raw. A chicken wire fence did wonders for my pea success---those rabbits like to let the plants get about four inches tall, then eat them off in the middle of the night.

Heritage · November 10, 2011

I ordered some Super Sugar Snap from Johnny's and planted them today. I liked that Super Sugar Snap had some mildew resistance - I have a lot of mildew spores floating around here in the winter. We'll see how they do...

October 30, 2011	#1
coronabarb Tomatoville® Recipe Keeper Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Roseburg, Oregon - zone 7 Posts: 2,821	Sugar Snap Peas It's been awhile since I've grown sugar snaps and would love to have some come next spring. Anyone have some favorites? I've grown both tall n small. __________________ Corona~Barb Now an Oregon gal

October 30, 2011	#5
tam91 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Crystal Lake IL Posts: 2,484	Another vote for super sugar snap. __________________ Tracy

November 2, 2011	#6
coronabarb Tomatoville® Recipe Keeper Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Roseburg, Oregon - zone 7 Posts: 2,821	Steve, I've grown sugar snap, oriental pea pod and regular peas and they do well in our winter weather. I have usually waited too long and planted in Jan instead of fall. The problem with that is it can get hot here as early as March, certainly April, which wreaks havoc with the peas. Hoping this year is different and I get around to planting this month. They have taken a frost but not sure about a freeze. I'm fixin' to find out. I will have to check out super sugar snap. Is it a tall or small snap pea? I seriously need to clean out my seed box too. All the seeds are probably too old to use. Thanks, guys. __________________ Corona~Barb Now an Oregon gal

November 3, 2011	#8
tam91 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Crystal Lake IL Posts: 2,484	Super Sugar Snap needs a trellis - grew about 5' tall for me. __________________ Tracy

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October 30, 2011	#2
biscgolf Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Virginia Posts: 353	i've been growing "super sugar snap" for the past few years... seems to do well under a fairly wide variety of conditions...

October 30, 2011	#3
salix Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: north central B.C. Posts: 2,310	Super Sugar Snap for us as well. They did very well in our horrible growing season this year. Of course, your climate is just a tad different than mine!

October 30, 2011	#4
Heritage Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,255	Barb, I'm just down the road from you (in Bonsall) and have never raised peas. Do they grow here in the winter? (i.e. do they take a mild freeze?) Thanks, Steve

November 10, 2011	#11
Tormato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MA Posts: 4,959	After trying about 2 dozen varieties, Super Sugar Snap is the only snap pea that returns to my garden. It's only equal in flavor, for me, is Sugar Snap. Super Sugar Snap matures about one week earlier than Sugar Snap. Both of these are so sweet when cooked, that I like them better uncooked. Some days, they just never leave the garden before being consumed. Gary

November 10, 2011	#12
Sun City Linda Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SoCal Inland Posts: 2,705	I grow them here too in big pots. They climb up the patio supports and the low Winter sun warms them thru the day but the patio cover offers some protection from frost. Guess I better get some started...... LInda

November 10, 2011	#13
delltraveller Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Iowa Posts: 481	I grew Cascadia, a short snap pea, this year. It did pretty well. Ate most of them raw. A chicken wire fence did wonders for my pea success---those rabbits like to let the plants get about four inches tall, then eat them off in the middle of the night.