Sugar Snap Peas Can Be Planted in March and September
By Lota Hardin
This golden sweet pea from Indian is a wonderfully sweet, edible pod that is great raw, stir fried or in salads. They are more than a novelty. This variety produces flat pods that are a bright, lemon-yellow. The 6-foot-tall vines have purple flowers.
They are a wonderful plant for growing on arbors, trellises or other supports. The vine produces an abundance of peas. These delicious pods are grown by me and another Master Gardener, Sharon Dent. We recommend them for their sweet taste and tenderness.
It is a cool weather plant. Plant seeds in March and harvest peas in April and early May. Plant again in September and harvest in late October and November.
Garland County Master Gardener, Lota Hardin, volunteers with Garland County Master Gardeners of the UofA Div. of Agriculture, Cooperative Ext. Service. Master Gardeners pool skills and resources to improve home horticulture, stimulate interest in plants and gardening, and encourage beautification. For more information, call 501-623-6841 or email adykes@uaex.edu. The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture is an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative action institution.
