Sugar Snap
Sugar Snap: 58 days to harvest, 7-14 days to germinate, 2-4 inches between plants, pH 6.0-7.5, hardy in zones 2-11. Fruit runs to about 72". Give it full sun to partial shade (4-6+ hours) and 1 inch per week, consistent moisture especially during flowering water.
Sowing
Direct sow 2-4 weeks before last frost date. Plant 1-2 inches deep. Provide tall trellises or supports.
Cultivation
- Sun
- Full sun to partial shade (4-6+ hours)
- Water
- 1 inch per week, consistent moisture especially during flowering
- Soil
- Well-drained, fertile soil enriched with compost
- Soil pH
- 6.0-7.5
- Spacing
- 2-4 inches
- Height
- 12-18 inches
- Season
- Warm season annual
Appearance & flavour
- Colour
- Bright green pods
- Size
- 72"
- Shape
- Plump, rounded pods with visible peas inside
- Flavour
- Sweet, crisp, and juicy with concentrated pea flavor
In the kitchen
Raw snacking, stir-fries, salads, steaming, blanching for freezing
Pests, disease & resistance
- Pests
- Pea aphids, thrips, pea weevil, cutworms
- Diseases
- Powdery mildew, downy mildew, fusarium wilt, root rot
- Resistance
- Good resistance to powdery mildew and pea enation mosaic virus
Planting calendar by USDA zone
| Zone | Start indoors | Transplant | Direct sow | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | — | June – July | July – September |
| 2 | — | — | May – July | July – September |
| 3 | — | — | May – June | June – October |
| 4 | — | — | April – June | June – October |
| 5 | — | — | April – May | June – November |
| 6 | — | — | April – May | May – November |
| 7 | — | — | March – May | May – November |
| 8 | — | — | March – April | April – December |
| 9 | — | — | February – March | March – December |
| 10 | — | — | January – March | March – December |
| 11 | — | — | January – February | February – December |
| 12 | — | — | January – February | February – December |
| 13 | — | — | January – February | February – December |
Companion planting
8 beneficial pairings indexed for this variety, 3 to avoid.
Avoid
Nutrition (per 100 g)
- Calories (per 100 g)
- 81
- Protein (g)
- 5.42
- Fat (g)
- 0.4
- Carbohydrate (g)
- 14.4
- Fibre (g)
- 5.7
- Sugars (g)
- 5.67
- Vitamin A (µg)
- 38
- Vitamin C (mg)
- 40
- Vitamin E (mg)
- 0.13
- Vitamin K (µg)
- 24.8
- Vitamin B6 (mg)
- 0.169
- Folate (µg)
- 65
- Calcium (mg)
- 25
- Iron (mg)
- 1.47
- Magnesium (mg)
- 33
- Phosphorus (mg)
- 108
- Potassium (mg)
- 244
- Zinc (mg)
- 1.24
- Selenium (µg)
- 1.8
Where to buy seed and equipment
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Cultivar facts compiled from public horticultural references including USDA GRIN and NC State Extension. Descriptions are original to this catalogue.
Grown Sugar Snap?
Post a crop report — day counts, reservoir readings, what worked. Variety-specific logs are the most useful thing on the forum.
Similar varieties
Other peas with a comparable time to harvest, so a season that suits Sugar Snap suits these too.
- Sugar Baron 58 days
- Kelvedon Wonder 60 days
- Oregon Giant 60 days
- Snap Pea 'Cascadia' 60 days
- Oregon Sugar Pod II 60 days
- Laxton's Progress No. 1 60 days