Sugar Sprint
Sugar Sprint is a plump, rounded snap pea pods pea with fruit around 3-3.5 inches long. Ready from roughly day 60-65. Germination takes 7-14 days. Space 4-6 inches apart at pH 6.0-7.0. Full sun to partial shade (4-6+ hours). It will crop in a container. This one is a hybrid: buy seed each season instead of saving it.
Sowing
Direct sow 2-4 weeks before last frost. Plant seeds 1-2 inches deep in cool, moist soil.
Cultivation
- Sun
- Full sun to partial shade (4-6+ hours)
- Water
- 1 inch per week, consistent moisture during flowering
- Soil
- Well-drained, fertile soil enriched with compost
- Soil pH
- 6.0-7.0
- Spacing
- 4-6 inches
- Height
- 12-18 inches
- Season
- Cool season
Appearance & flavour
- Colour
- Bright green pods
- Size
- 3-3.5 inches long
- Shape
- Plump, rounded snap pea pods
- Flavour
- Sweet and crisp with tender, edible pods
In the kitchen
Fresh eating, stir-fries, salads, steaming, freezing for later use
Pests, disease & resistance
- Pests
- Aphids, pea weevil, thrips, cutworms
- Diseases
- Powdery mildew, root rot, bacterial blight, downy mildew
- Resistance
- Good resistance to powdery mildew and pea enation virus
Planting calendar by USDA zone
| Zone | Start indoors | Transplant | Direct sow | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | — | June – July | August – September |
| 2 | — | — | May – July | July – September |
| 3 | — | — | May – June | July – October |
| 4 | — | — | April – June | June – October |
| 5 | — | — | April – May | June – November |
| 6 | — | — | April – May | June – November |
| 7 | — | — | March – May | May – November |
| 8 | — | — | March – April | May – December |
| 9 | — | — | February – March | April – 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 Sprint?
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 Sprint suits these too.
- Cascadia 60 days
- Oregon Sugar Pod II 60 days
- Oregon Giant 60 days
- Kelvedon Wonder 60 days
- Snap Pea 'Cascadia' 60 days
- Dwarf Grey Sugar 60 days