Comments on: Snap Pea Supports

By: Gina

Gina — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 15:19:14 +0000

My friends are growing pea vines up an old bed’s box spring. They just took the cloth coverings off and planted it standing upright about a foot in the ground and then planted the peas around and inside it.

By: Sharyn

Sharyn — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 14:50:14 +0000

Hello from Ohio! This is my first year planting pea’s also. I didn’t read this before planting though & put mine in front of a Faux fence on our property line, hoping they would grow up it. (I was told it’s been done there before) Well now my pea’s are about 2ft tall (and I stung hay bail string a foot off the ground) but they aren’t attaching to the string or the wooden rails. Any suggestions so my plants aren’t laying on the ground? (I put coffee cans around them too when I planted so my boy friend wouldn’t mow them over!) Thanks for whatever help I can get!

By: Kenny Point

Kenny Point — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 12:14:43 +0000

James, I always plant my peas in full sunlight if possible.

By: james johnson

james johnson — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 15:15:37 +0000

What kind of sun light should be used for the sugar pea to be planted, shady spot or lot of sun light, in central Oklahoma?

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Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:30:24 +0000

[...] Disregard the packet information and build a taller support. [...]

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.