![]() ![]() For taste, the original Sugar Snap still has great flavor (in my opinion), so the tall Sugar Snap and bush Sugar Ann are the varieties we grow in the garden. You can get the best of both types by planting the bush and tall types together, that way you get the earliness of the bush types along with the continuing harvest from the tall types. The bush types usually mature sooner and bear over a shorter period than the tall types, and are less productive overall. Peas vines are extremely light, so you can use the most basic structures as support. The tall types will generally exceed six feet in height and need trellises, whereas the smaller bush types grow 2 – 3 feet high and can be grown with or without supports. The varietal descriptions in seed catalogs identify whether they’re bush or tall vining plant types, and this determines whether they need trellising. Popular varieties of sugar snaps include Sugar Ann, Sugar Sprint, Sugar Snap, and Super Sugar Snap. The most popular varieties of snow pea are Oregon Giant, Oregon Sugar Pod II, and Mammoth Melting Sugar. Today, there are several good varieties of both snow and sugar snap peas commonly available. Sugar Snap Peas In Bloom Sugar Snap & Snow Pea Varieties ![]() You can grow them vertically by using poles and string to create a teepee, cattle panels made into an A-frame, or use recycled items such as old futon frames, discarded baby gates, and old ladders. Peas are a natural for small gardens because they’re vining vegetables. The good news is that they’re easy to grow, one of spring’s earliest crops, and don’t require much space. These peas also convert their sugar to starch so fast that great edible-podded peas aren’t available at the grocery store their fantastic flavor and sweetness are only truly experienced fresh from the garden. Many gardeners are growing peas for the first time because sugar snap peas do not require shelling and are so delicious. But, the Sugar Snap edible-podded pea wasn’t introduced until the late 1970s, when its crisp, juicy, and intensely sweet taste started a pea resurgence. Peas are one of the world’s oldest crops and have been grown and eaten by humans for thousands of years. I hope you follow this guide to growing sugar snap & snow peas because they’re a treasure – whether you grow them in spring or fall – so delicious! ![]()
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