Snow Pea Seed Ideas

Seed Ideas for Snow Peas

I think spring planting would not be complete without snow peas. Here are some seed ideas: Oregon Sugar Pod II – the pods are longer at 4 inches and freeze well. I grow this variety every year. Mammoth Melting – these pods will grow between 4 and 7 inches Oregon Giant – this variety grows […]

Harvest and Store Snow Peas

Harvest and Store Snow Peas

If you can’t eat all your snow peas when they are fresh, then I would suggest you blanch them and use your excess snow peas in the wok or sautee them.  The are so good when you preserve them at their prime! Harvesting Tips:  1) Snow peas are ready for harvest when they are a […]

Snow Pea Varieties

Purple Podded Snow Peas

While I am growing the Purple Podded Peas, I am also growing Purple Podded Snow Peas. Features: 1) This snow pea has purple pod and green peas.  Sometimes the pods are streaked with purple and green. 2) The pods and peas are edible. 3) Purple Podded Snow Peas vine up to 6 feet tall. 4) […]