Comments on: Snap Pea Supports

By: Kenny Point

Kenny Point — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:57:05 +0000

Jen, there are all kinds of options that you can use to support your snap pea vines. Tree branches, wire fencing, trellises, netting, and string strung along posts can all be used to support pea vines as they grow. Use whatever is available and inexpensive for you to obtain.

By: Jen

Jen — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:16:19 +0000

Has anyone ever heard of using sticks/strings to hold up snap peas? This is my first garden EVER (I live in the city but a country girl by heart) and have 2 rows of snap peas. They are starting to get taller and I’ve heard about the string method but not sure how well it works and if it would be worth trying?! I’m on a tight budget right now and the tomato towers are 8 dollars a piece. Any suggestions?

By: Jill

Jill — Thu, 28 May 2009 18:05:23 +0000

I almost waited too late to put my vine support up. The plants were beginning to get big enough to lay down. I had previously seen the suggestion somewhere to plant the sugar snap peas in two rows and I had done that. When I finally did put the support up between the two rows, they took to it quickly. BTW, it took nearly two month to get blossoms and pods. I planted in mid-March (KY), and am just now harvesting peas. It’s my first crop and they are delicious. Next year, I’ll use tall supports.

By: Lori Tyree

Lori Tyree — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 19:35:12 +0000

A friend of mine said he always plants 2 rows of peas next to each other and runs a line down the middle so that he can train the plants to grow toward each other. Last year was our first time with peas and I heard his tip too late but plan to try it this year. Ours are almost big enough to put the line out.

By: denise

denise — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:28:30 +0000

I like to try new things so I think I will try the tomato cages,. They sound easy.

I have been growing my peas on an old swingset. Its works well and I plant another vining crop toward the end the pea crop to get twice the use out of the swingset.

By: Janice

Janice — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 15:44:58 +0000

Thanks Lisa,

This helpful tip is going to be used by me! This is my first year planting the sugar snaps and I want to use sage advice to get the best harvest and grow the best crop I can!

Janice in Missouri

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 15:04:59 +0000

This year, I discovered that my peas really love growing around those round metal supports made for tomatos. I planted my peas around the supports and the pea plants are really growing well. I think it is because they like the ability to grow outwards with air and space between plants, and those tomato supports do just that. I have tried many different suppports and this one seems to be the best. It is much easier now finding those ripe peas too!