Sugar snaps = yum!

carolb_w_fl_coastal_9b

11 years ago

Been harvesting for awhile now - finally grew enough to actually bring into the house = )

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soaht
11 years ago
Those are so good whether you eat fresh off the plant, in a salad or cooked in stir fry. Is this inside a greenhouse or outside since it seems insect pest is a major problem over there? If only you were here in the central valley of Ca(Fresno). The Asian farmers grow them winter, spring and fall except summer when it gets too hot.
carolb_w_fl_coastal_9b
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11 years ago
Outside - & little to no insect probs here during the Fall/Winter seasons. They should be done by the end of May.
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Jennie, I can't help with your climate questions, but snap peas are wonderful fresh. Since you've never grown them before, you could always start small and see what you think before committing a large space to them. But if you've got the space available, definitely go for it. (As for the weather, if you're only talking a couple dollars for a packet of seeds, try it and see what you get -- if they don't grow well, save the rest of the pack for late winter/early spring and see if that works better.) As far as support, I've grown dwarf snap peas in containers with an inexpensive tomato cage (the flimsy WM kind) in the middle to help get them started. They do cling to each other, but they also cling to the wire cage and I think this helps them withstand wind a bit better. For harvesting, snap peas are eaten whole -- you eat both the pod and the peas inside, all at once. The pods are nice and crunchy when raw. You can also add them to stir-frys or just steam them as a side dish. We tend to mostly eat them raw in our house. They are one of those "pick a handful while out in the garden and eat half of them before you get back to the kitchen" kind of veggies. :) Good luck! Kathy
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Right, I see the picture now. I was on a train before so maybe that's why the pix weren't getting through. I would not cut the tops off. Peas are short lived anyway and don't produce a huge crop per plant. I grow a fifteen foot row for two people to have peas four or five times. They are annuals and the flowering period is relatively short. My best guess is that yours are perhaps overcrowded, possibly leading to etiolation. And maybe overfed? But to be honest they look pretty healthy. You can only be patient. There's nothing you can do to make them produce more. Remember you can use the shoots and tendrils in salads and stir fries, even if you don't get many peas.
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whgille
11 years ago
Very nice Carol! I am sure that you are enjoying your peas today, mine are done already and I am growing pole beans now.

Silvia
ibarbidahl
11 years ago
Pease are my favorite thing about winter. We eat every type of pea out there, but sugar snaps are the BOMB!

My peas are starting to show signs of stress (PM and some leaves getting brown) so I know the end is getting closer, but they are still doing well for now and are over the fence by a couple inches. They've never made it that tall before!

This post was edited by ibarbidahl on Tue, Apr 16, 13 at 10:01
carolb_w_fl_coastal_9b
Original Author
11 years ago
Oh those look great! What variety? Pods look longer & larger than the 1s I've been growing.

Last night I oven-roasted a batch (425F @ 8 min.), then tossed w/ chopped mint simmered for a minute or 2 in butter & salt & pepper - fantastic!
whgille
11 years ago
Barbie, those peas look great! yum!

Carol, your recipe sounds tasty, I have to try it sometimes.

Silvia
ibarbidahl
11 years ago
Baker Creeks sugar snap peas. MMM they are great and you can see not only are they on TALL stalks, but they are prolific. I can't say enough. They are just starting to get some PM and a few brown leaves here and there, but it's been 90* out the last week.
carolb_w_fl_coastal_9b
Original Author
11 years ago
Silvia - in case it wasn't clear, I sauteed the chopped mint in the butter to soften it before mixing in the peas.

& I think mine were Super Sugar Snaps, ibarbidahl - I seem to recall that they don't get quite as big as the regular Sugar Snaps - go figure!

Saw this the other day & want to try next season...

Here is a link that might be useful: Amish Snap Peas
ibarbidahl
11 years ago
Nom, nom. I just LOVE snap peas. I would grow any kind you could throw at me... Heck, I wouldn't even mind having them thrown at me. LOL. I think I might have the Amish ones waiting for Fall. Let me check. If I wasn't foolish enough to by the smallest packet I'll share. :-D I
tomncath
11 years ago
They all look great, mine were done a month ago :-( What varieties are each of you growing? I've tried several but keep going back to the Super Sugar Snaps because they are so tall.

Tom

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