How long does it take sugar snap peas to sprout direct sowing?
CaraRose
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Comments (16)Back in 2009, I planted about 60 feet of Dwarf Gray Sugar peas. These are the type where you eat the pod and you must harvest them before the peas develop. Got about 12 pounds of peas for the season. Last year I planted the Burpee Sugar Snap peas and they did horrible - mostly because it turned exceptionally hot. This year I planted about 334 Cascadia Snap Peas in the same area. Planted them over a week ago when the temps were over 70 during the day - but now we've went back into the high-30's and freezing temps at night. None have sprouted yet. I hope Cascadia does better - especially since they won't grow nearly as tall as the Sugar Snap/Super Sugar Snap. Here is a link that might be useful: My Garden Blog...See MoreSugar snap pea germination
Comments (8)You wait all winter for spring. When spring comes slowly, you wait for the soil to warm up a bit. Then you wait for the last frost day. Then you're in a flurry of trying to get everything done at once. Once they're growing, you have to make sure they're getting enough water, and keep on top of the weeds. Then things start ripening and you have to start harvesting so they'll keep producing. The big harvest hits, and you're working like a demon. Then you're trying to get everything in before the first good frost. Then there's a lull... and then the seed catalogs arrive and you're waiting impatiently for the snow to melt. Hey, are we slow learners or WHAT??? Sue...See Moresugar snap peas
Comments (13)i've found the sweet peas (flower) and snow peas can take temps down to about 12-15 if you leave them prostrate on the ground until you're fairly certain it won't be that cold again. they might get a little damaged but will survive. i'm sure if you laid nearly anything over top if they predicted below 20 it would give them enough protection. i lift them onto a trellis once it gets warmer and they have a great head start and produce well before it gets hot. lettuce and spinach can take an awful lot of cold, too. i've seen mine get damaged, but not killed when small down into that same 12-15 range. not sure about beets, since we don't like them and i only grow them once in a while. last yr i grew all my lettuce & such under row ccver and was amazed at the difference in growth rate! i didn't even bother to try to elevate it- just allowed the lettuce to lift it as it grew. have never protected or needed to protect carrots. we love all the winter crops!...See MoreSuper Sugar Snap Peas - Yield?
Comments (45)I got them transplanted today - not all of them, I ran out of room, but 66. The germination rate, if no more actually come up, was 65 percent. The plants were somewhat root bound, but not completely. I need to pick up some more seeds and try the 128-cell tray. Transplanting was not difficult, even though I did not have a hoe handy to make a furrow. I would have to keep moving but if I get the moisture content of the potting mix right and the roots are larger, I think I could plant 200-300 per hour. It would still be a 2-6 hour day, depending on how close and quickly I plant them. These had to be about 4" as the space was only about 10 feet. Now the challenge is going to be keeping the temps down, at least during the afternoon. It's 48 outside and the sun is low on the horizon, but it is 87 inside. But, it was over 100 before I got the blanket off so maybe the temps would not be that high. Plus, I have a fan I can use to move air. Mike...See MoreRhubarbman
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