Agreed. Even if you didn't damage them beyond repair, they will probably be more susceptable to rotting than otherwise. Save yourself the time and plant fresh seed. As for spacing, what kind of peas are they? If they are bush peas, they are best broadcast because they enjoy crowded conditions (within reason).

They may not get so tall in the fall. Even if they do, rejoice with a healthy crop.

Ted! How are your peas doing? This cool weather has given mine new life. I'm having a huge harvest right now - perhaps the best harvest I have ever had from beans. The snow peas (purple flowers above) are doing much better than any others I've planted. The snaps are doing well too. This year I planted them on the north side of the garden and let them climb the garden fence instead of setting up separate support for them. Much less trouble and good results. They do look kind of funny now, the cold temps and north wind of the last few days has made them lean south, but they're producing fabulously. I've tried freezing these in the past and they seem to turn into mush when thawed. Anyone have luck in preserving snaps/snow peas? Cindy

They are at their very best when they are raw, in the garden, or fresh from the garden. It is still cool at my house so mine are doing fine, but they have certainty been different from variety to variety. The Super Sugar Snap have been earlier and at this point have out-produced the others hands-down, no contest. In all fairness tho, they get a little more sun each day. The Cascadia are short vines, of course, and the pods seem to fill out very quickly. You have to be on your toes with them and harvest everyday. The Mammouth Melting Sugar are also small vines and they are the snow pea type. They produce a flat pod with a lot of very small peas inside. Good for stir-fry and such. The Sugar Snap vines are about the same height as the Super Snap Snap (5 ft) but production has been slower. They are close in taste to the Sugar Snap but with Oklahoma Spring weather being so unpredictable, Super Sugar Snap is probably a better choice just because of DTM. Mine have suffered through wind, hail, pounding rain, and a chicken attack but I picked a bowl full yesterday plus what I ate in the garden. Diane, I have tried to freeze them in the past and I am not happy with the results. I guess I am just doing something wrong, but I won't them to be firm and bright green and I haven't been able to achieve that. We just eat all we can and share with friends. I would love to preserve them, but it didn't work for me. Any ideas anyone?