Snow Pea Sugar Snap
Snow Pea Pod Sugar Snap is a legume that is eaten whole. However, it is best to remove the hard and fibrous thread in the middle of the pod. If you harvest Snow Pea Sugar Snap young (smaller than 6 cm), they are completely stringless. You can store Snow Pea Sugar Snap in the fridge for about 2 to 3 days after harvesting. If you blanch them briefly, you can freeze the Snow Pea Sugar Snap well. Do not overcook the pods of the Sugar Snap to preserve their fresh flavour and bright green colour. Snow Pea Sugar Snap is a deliciously sweet-tasting, thick, crunchy and fresh-green Snow Pea variety. It is a very healthy vegetable that is high in minerals and vitamins. Snow Pea Sugar Snap has lots of vitamins B1, B5, B6, C, K and it contains Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Iron and Manganese as well as lots of dietary fibre. So Snow Pea Sugar Snap is a very versatile, healthy and delicious-tasting vegetable that is also easy to grow. Snow Pea Sugar Snap is also known as Sugar Pea.
Snow Pea Sugar Snap can be boiled, grilled, baked, stir-fried, roasted, stewed, cooked very briefly used in salads and finally steamed. Snow Pea Sugar Snap is delicious in combination with Rocket, Tomatoes, Goat cheese, Noodles, Rice, Beef, Chicken, Carrots, Green beans and Broccoli. Use them in a cold salad, in Asian and African dishes and add them to soups, stews, casseroles and to salads. Snow Pea Sugar Snap can be grown very well by anyone. Buy your Snow Pea Sugar Snap seeds easily, quickly and conveniently from www.123seeds.com.
Grow Snow Pea Sugar Snap
Growing Snow Pea Sugar Snap starts with sowing the Sugar Snap seeds. You can buy these easily and simply at 123zaden. You can pre-sow indoors from mid-January to February in small, separate pots filled with well-hydrated potting soil. Sow 1 seed per pot about 2 to 4 cm deep. Snow Pea Sugar Snap is a dark germinator. Ensure an even temperature of at least 10 °C. Prevent the seeds from rotting by keeping the soil moist, but not too wet. After sowing the Snow Pea Sugar Snap seeds, it takes an average of 10 to 21 days for the seeds to germinate. From mid-March, once the soil is slightly warmed by the sun, you can sow the seeds directly outdoors in the garden. Give the Snow Pea Sugar Snap plants a sturdy climbing frame or other support so that these climbing plants have grip and space to climb. Help the plants in the beginning by gently tying them up with planting twine or tie wire. Harvest your plants regularly to encourage the continued growth of pods. Snow Pea Sugar Snap can grow 180 - 250 cm tall. It is a non-hardy annual. When you buy your Snow Pea Sugar Snap seeds from 123zaden, you will always receive a clear and comprehensive sowing guide with the seeds. This allows you to successfully grow your own Snow Pea Sugar Snap.
Buy Snow Pea Sugar Snap seeds
At 123zaden you will find different varieties of Snow Pea Sugar Snap in our assortment. Of course you can also buy Snow Pea Sugar Snap seeds from us. Order your Snow Pea Sugar Snap seeds easily and quickly at www.123zaden.nl!
Soaking: 24 hours
Pregermination: possible
Indoor sowing (outdoor sowing under glass): half January - February
Outdoor sowing: half March - May
Germination: 10 - 21 days
Germination temp.: 10 - 17 °C
Sowing depth: 2 - 4 cm
Plant distance: 30 - 50 cm
Plant position: sunny
Harvest period: June - August
Pre soak the seeds for 24 hours in tepid water before sowing. The seeds soak up all the water and this helps with a quicker germination. The seeds can also be pregerminated. Put the seeds in a little container filled halfway with water. Fill the container regurlary half way because the seeds soak up a lot of the water. After 3 of 4 days the seeds should have a little root of about 1 cm in size.
Sow indoors or outdoors from half January on for an early harvest. Pre soak the seeds. Sow in separate pots or seeding trays filled with moist potting soil. Sow 1 seed per pot. Harden the seedlings of from half May by putting them outdoors during the day. Put them on a sunny plot after about 4 - 6 days. Give the plants a sturdy support. Keep moist and weedfree.
Sow outdoors from half March on. Sow the seeds deep enough to make sure that mice or birds don't eat Your seeds. Sow in rows. Keep the rows about 40 - 50 cm apart for low growing varieties. Keep the rows about 100 - 110 cm apart for high varieties. Don't plant or sow Snow Peas on a plot where other bean varieties have grown in previous years. Earth the seedlings up, when they're about 10 - 15 cm tall. Provide the seedlings with enough support.
