SNAP PEAS 

We specialize in heirloom vegetable, flower, and herb seeds. Look here for vegetables bred in a day when taste was the primary selecting criteria. This is the place to go if you want to grow the best tomatoes you ever tasted!
	Sugar Snap PEA, SNAP 28g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price 70 days. [Introduced 1979. AAS winner.] Tall vines grow 6 to 8' and need support. Pods are about 3" long, and l/2" cross section. 'Sugar Snap' is tolerant of pea wilt but not Powdery Mildew. Highly recommended. The best flavored of all the snap peas. Pkt ...
	Sugar Snap PEA, SNAP 114g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price ...
	Sugar Snap PEA, SNAP 228g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price ...
	Sugar Snap PEA, SNAP 454g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price ...
Amish Snap PEA, SNAP 28g seed, USDA Certified Organic	Amish Snap PEA, SNAP 28g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price 62 Days. Tall vines have with excellent quality and very sweet flavor. Vigourous vines yield many medium sized deep green pods. Pkt. (2 oz ...
	Amish Snap PEA, SNAP 114g seed Check Latest Price ...
	Amish Snap PEA, SNAP 114g seed Check Latest Price ...
	Amish Snap PEA, SNAP 228g seed Check Latest Price ...
	Sugar Daddy PVP PEA, SNAP 57g seed Check Latest Price 65 days. The first stringless snap pea to be developed, though not as flavorful as other snap peas. Vines are 24 to 30" long producing thick-fleshed double pods. Pod set is concentrated at the top of the plant for easy harvest. Pkt ...
	Sugar Daddy PVP PEA, SNAP 114g seed Check Latest Price ...
	Sugar Daddy PVP PEA, SNAP 228g seed Check Latest Price ...
	Sugar Bon PEA, SNAP 57g seed Check Latest Price 56 days. The earliest, short-vined snap pea. Dwarf 18 to 24" plants produce an early crop of 2 to 3 " pods on compact plants that need little or no support. A good choice for small gardens or for climates where hot weather comes early in the Spring. Tolerant to Powdery Mildew. Use also as a fa ...
	Sugar Bon PEA, SNAP 114g seed Check Latest Price ...
	Sugar Bon PEA, SNAP 228g seed Check Latest Price ...
	Sugar Bon PEA, SNAP 454g seed Check Latest Price ...
	Grandma Denlinger's Sugar Pea PEA, SNAP 28g seed Check Latest Price ...
This new class of peas was developed by Dr. Calvin Lamborn at Gallatin Valley Seed Co. Snap peas originated by breeding the sweet pea Mammoth Melting Sugar with a chance mutant of a popular freezing pea called Dark Skinned Perfection. For home gardeners, snap peas represent one of the more significant breeding advances in fifty years (though edible-podded peas can be found in old seed catalogs). Snap peas have many desirable qualities: excellent disease resistance, thick pods that snap like snap beans and remain sweet and tender when mature. Snap peas more than double the amount of food produced by a crop of peas. GERMINATION NOTE: Because snap pea seeds have a high sugar content, the seed may rot in cold soil before germinating. We recommend pre-sprouting the seeds for early-season plantings in cold soil. HARVEST: Harvest when pods are filled out and peas inside are full size. Strings can be removed while picking by holding the vine in one hand and pulling the pod upward and off the vine with the other hand. PREPARATION: Shelling isn’t necessary since pods and peas are eaten together like a snap bean. The small strings along the pod sutures are not noticeable when eaten raw, but they should be stripped off before cooking. Flavor is excellent, but is easily destroyed by overcooking or canning. To cook snap peas, steam or stir-fry about 3 minutes or until pods appear dark green or water-soaked. Snap peas freeze well, but should be thawed before heating, or eaten as is. Thawed snap peas are heated to serving temperature, but are not cooked. The major problem with snap peas is that they are so good that most of them are eaten in the garden, leaving few to bring to the kitchen table. PACKET: 2 oz or 57 g (about 250 seeds) sows 25 to 40’. CULTURE: Peas are a fast-maturing cool weather crop. In the Mid-Atlantic region spring-planted peas produce a better quality crop than fall-planted peas. Spring planting is also better because the vines are more resistant to freezing than are the pods, which are more likely to freeze as they mature in the fall. Sow peas as soon as the soil can be worked. Soil should be well drained with pH in the range of 6.0 to 6.8. Peas require a soil rich in phosphorus and potassium for good production. Too much nitrogen causes lush vine growth at the expense of pod production. Sow seed l” deep, 2 to 3” apart in double rows, 4” apart. Single or double rows should be planted 2’ apart for dwarf varieties and 2-l/2 to 3’ apart for tall varieties. Support tall varieties on a trellis or fence, or use well-branched brush stuck into the ground. Peas normally do not need to be watered unless the soil is consistently dry at the time of pod production. HARVEST: Pick as soon as pods are full. The sugar in peas converts to starch soon after harvest, so to keep the sweet flavor, use or process within two hours. DISEASES: Peas are susceptible to a variety of diseases, most common in soils that have grown peas for many years. If disease is a problem, use resistant varieties and follow a five-year rotation. SEED SAVERS: Isolate varieties by a minimum of 50’ for home use. For pure seed isolate by 150’. PACKET: 2 oz or 57 g (about 250 seeds, but may range from 180 to 440 seeds, depending on variety) sows 25 to 40’.