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Post by Tanya on Apr 12, 2005 17:02:49 GMT -6
Phil, I have a question for you since you're in a time zone relatively close to mine, I believe (Zone 5)... Every year I think of planting Sugar Snaps, but I wait too long. I know they like the cool weather, but the weather in Ohio is so fickle, I don't know when to put them out exactly. For instance, weekend before last we had the worst blizard, with about 6 inches of snow and this last weekend it was 70 some odd degrees. If I had of planted them in March, wouldn't that kind of weather kill the plants? It's almost mid april now, is that too late? I'm so confused!
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Post by jeanette on Apr 12, 2005 17:12:58 GMT -6
hi tanya, i'm in zone4, i planted sugers on saturday, but i have planted them later.. go a head and plant them right now, if it's not raining, i hope my little seeds did ok in this 3 inches of rain we just got. you can plant somemore in august for a fall crop, they can take a light freeze. i love sugar snap peas, i planted a bush style this year, i hope they grow ok.
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Post by seadog on Apr 12, 2005 20:06:16 GMT -6
You should be able to grow peas if the soil temp is 45 degrees or more. They can take a pretty good frost and here (zone six) can overwinter. Waving I'm growing a short type this year too. There's almost nothing better to graze on than sugar snaps.
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Apr 13, 2005 3:20:38 GMT -6
Hi Tanya Well I can say, that when I lived in Missourri, a real strong zone 5 area, it was exactly the same, cold, nasty...then, one day, it was like Ma nature just, Clicked a switch...and it was 70, and it stayed that way! Plant your Peas..a.s.a.p., they will do fine. The type of peas you mention here, did well for me in zone 5 The heat will affect production, and I will refer you to this thread,Scroll about halfway down, it gets into the basics! Thumb PEAS
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Post by Tanya on Apr 13, 2005 10:54:05 GMT -6
Thanks for the info, ya'll!!
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Apr 13, 2005 18:08:15 GMT -6
Why you are entirely Welcome Tanya..... I really like your avatar, what a beautiful animal! 2head
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Post by hillsidedigger on Mar 4, 2006 21:39:30 GMT -6
March 4th. here in Zone 6, the local supplier has no sugar snap pea seeds, maybe I can get some online and it won't be to lqate when the arrive.
Any advice. Are sugar snap peas the same or just similar to snow peas?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2006 5:42:35 GMT -6
Here in KY we plant'em on Valentines day and they do just fine.
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Mar 5, 2006 6:44:04 GMT -6
No, there is a difference Hillsidedigger, It is all a matter of your taste, and time really. I love a good english pea, picked young, and frozen..Yummy, but when you have a Huge Mountain of peas to shell, the edible pod type...seem really attractive!
Peas are grown for either their edible seeds or pods. Garden or English peas, grown for their seeds, are harvested as soon as the pods are well-filled but the seeds are still tender and sweet. When small and tender, these peas can be eaten raw in salads. For cooking, shell them just before using and cook immediately. Some garden pea cultivars are Little Marvel, Thomas Laxton, Wando, Freezonian, Frosty, Knight, Alderman (tall-growing), Sparkle and My favorite, Green Arrow, (these normally have 11-12 peas per pod) thus, my favorite.
Snow peas or sugar peas have edible flat pods and very small seeds. They should be picked when very young, just as the seeds start to form. If not picked at this stage, they can be shelled and eaten as garden peas, but are starchy and not as sweet. Types of snow peas include Mammoth Melting Sugar, Dwarf Grey Sugar, and My favorite, Oregon Sugar Pod.
Sugar snap peas are also an edible pod pea but have larger and sweeter seeds and a thicker pod. They are grown to full size and then eaten like snap beans.
Sugar snap peas cultivars include Sugar Daddy, Sugar Ann (dwarf), Sugar Snap.
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Post by jeanette on Mar 5, 2006 8:10:17 GMT -6
i planted sugar anns bush style last year and they didn't do worth a crap.. i got one pickin out of them, now that could have been the weather, i've had real good luck with sugar snap. nice thing about these is you can eat the pods and or shuck the peas..
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