Organic Pea Snap Sugar Ann - West Coast Seeds

Pisum sativum

• Organic seed.
• Bush plants.
• Extra early maturity.
• Concentrated harvest.
• Full Sun.
• Matures in 52 days.

Sugar Ann extra early snap pea is an excellent choice for small gardens with its compact 60cm (24”) vines. Enjoy an early and concentrated harvest of tasty 6cm (2.5”) plump pods. Trellising isn’t necessary but can improve fruit quality and ease of harvest. A much-loved variety that we now offer as both conventional and organic seed.

Approx. 80 Seeds

Peas prefer cool weather. Plant as early in spring as the soil can be worked. If planting on the west coast after April 1, sow varieties that are listed as being enation resistant if you live in an area where aphids carry the enation virus. Sow again through the summer for a fall crop. The success of a fall crop will depend on the weather. Optimal soil temperature: 10-20°C (50-70°F). Seeds should sprout in 7-14 days.

Soaking seeds is not advised for damp soils. Sow seed 2cm (1″) deep. After April 15th, sow seed 5cm (2″) deep. Space seeds 2-7cm (1-3″) apart in the row. Do not thin. If the seeds fail to sprout, try to dig some up and check for rot or insect damage. The challenge with untreated pea seeds is to give them an early start but to avoid rot.