Comments on: Sugar Snap Peas

By: BC DOLLAR

BC DOLLAR — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:22:15 +0000

Hello, I did a fall planting in Denver, CO. What is the lowest temperature that peas can survive? I understand they can take a light frost. Thank you.

By: Kenny Point

Kenny Point — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:19:09 +0000

Hi Paige, peas can be rather finicky germinators and the seed will sometimes rot in the ground during rainy weather conditions. You could try pre-sprouting the seeds. Soak them in a jar of water overnight, pour the water off in the morning and then rinse them with fresh water five or six times each day until they sprout. As soon as the germinate and begin to show a bit of root growth they can be gently planted in the garden. Good luck.

By: Paige

Paige — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:48:23 +0000

I planted sugar peas and snow peas the same day (13 days ago). 5 snow peas germinated after about 7 days, and no more after that. None of the sugar peas have germinated. Fresh seeds for 2009/2010 season. Planted 1 inch deep without soaking. Any ideas?

By: Kenny Point

Kenny Point — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 04:59:03 +0000

Hi Katy, you can use your own seeds to plant your next crop of peas. if you planted more than one variety and did not isolate them there is a chance that your seeds could have been cross pollinated so that is something to keep in mind. Also some vegetable seeds won’t germinate until a set period of time has passed after they mature. The pea seeds should be thoroughly dried out but other than that I think that you would be okay planting your pea seeds now to squeeze in a fall harvest.

By: Katy

Katy — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 17:12:55 +0000

Hi,
A question for Kenny and a response for Steven re. preserving:
I have already harvested all the snap peas from my raised beds, and yesterday as I started to rip down the dying stalks, I noticed that several peas from that crop had sowed themselves in the ground. They haven’t germinated yet, and I read that it’s early enough in our season here (NW Wash.) that I may be able to grow a second harvest before winter. My question: can I use those peas from this most recent harvest to grow a fall crop? It looks per other posts that I need to dry them out and use them next winter instead, but I thought I’d check. Any advice would be appreciated!

Steven, as far as preserving snap peas, I haven’t used this technique yet since we eat them all fresh in the garden, but my mother in law swears by it. Steam the pods for less than 3 minutes, don’t let them turn soft, and THEN freeze them. She says they taste almost as good as fresh and that this has been the best technique over the years. Good luck!

By: Jules

Jules — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:23:17 +0000

Ok, my plants are already having trouble. The lower leaves are turning yellow and are dying off. The upper leaves have been eaten by something, they are all lacey looking.

They were grown from seeds bought this year, so not old seed stock.

There are now some flower at the tops of the vines, but not many. One flower has a pea on it, and that is about it.

What’s gone wrong??

By: Kenny Point

Kenny Point — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:49:55 +0000

Peas can be a bit fussy when starting the seeds if conditions aren’t just right. Some gardeners will soak the seed overnight in water, pre-sprout them between moist paper towels, and then transplant the seedlings out into the garden.

By: bb

bb — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:37:19 +0000

The stems are very delicate and break easily. I planted several plantings and only a few came up. I then replanted and again only a few came up. What is up?