Beans & Peas
Sugar Snap Pea
Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon
🌱Matures60–70 days
☀️SunFull sun in spring; partial shade if late
📏Spacing2 in apart along trellis
💧WaterConsistent moisture
🔁Life cycleAnnual (cool-season)
About
Crisp edible-pod peas eaten whole. Sweet, snappy, and great fresh off the vine.
Growing
Direct-sow early — peas tolerate frost. Need a trellis 4–6 ft tall. Done by early summer heat.
Harvest
Pick when pods are plump but still bright green. Pick daily for best quality.