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How to Plant and Grow Snow Peas
25.06.2023 - 02:39 / gardenerspath.com / Rose Kennedy
How to Plant and Grow Snow Peas Pisum sativum var. macrocarpumPart of the joy of growing Pisum sativum var. macrocarpum in the garden is right there in the name: snow pea.
This vegetable thrives in cool – even snowy – weather, producing well ahead of other garden favorites like squash, tomatoes, and green beans. This crop is best planted at the tail end of winter, about a month ahead of the last frost.
Snow peas will withstand a few light freezes and the occasional snow flurry during their two seasons, spring and autumn.
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Besides being one of the first available when you’re longing for homegrown vegetables, these legumes are crispy, crunchy, and nutritious.
If you do grow a substantial harvest, you’ll probably find yourself enjoying lots more stir fry, salad, and vegetable snacks with snow peas as a prime ingredient.
Kids love nibbling on raw snow peas, too, especially if you take care to plant them in cool weather and harvest them at their sweet best.
When they are deprived of ample water or growing in temperatures above 85°F, they produce pods that are stringy and tough.
As the weather warms, the plants languish, and soon won’t flower at all.
To maximize the time you do have, you can also plant extra seeds to harvest the edible flowers, tendrils, or pea shoots, another name for tender pieces clipped when the young vines or bushes are just a few weeks old.
Those blooms or bits of greenery are delicious in salads or eaten out of hand.
But I’m getting ahead of myself here. Before we consider the many ways to consume snow peas, let’s dive into the steps involved to grow a healthy, delicious crop.
Here’s what I’ll cover:
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