Snap Peas - Oregon and Snow

Listing information

About this plant

Oregon and snow peas are cool-season forms of Pisum sativum. They grow best with cool roots, steady moisture, and support for the climbing vines.

Uses

Best uses and placement

• Cool garden beds, trellises, railing planters, and large containers
• Sites with netting, string, fencing, or a trellis ready at planting
• Early or late season plantings when heat is not pushing them too hard
• Orders with other vegetable starts

Growing notes

Growing conditions

• Give snap peas a trellis, netting, or string before they flop.
• Plant into cool soil and keep the root ball together. Peas do not love rough transplanting.
• Water evenly while pods are forming.
• Use sun, but watch hot dry containers. Peas like cool roots better than hot pots.
• Pick pods often once they start. The plant keeps working when pods are harvested.

Plant health

Problems to watch for

• Do not let a 3 inch pea start sit tangled in its pot too long.
• Wind can break young vines. Give them support early.
• Yellowing can come from wet roots, root disturbance, or old crowded starts.
• If the season is already hot, ask how the current batch is handling it.

Current condition

Check before pickup

• Whether Oregon, snow, or both pea types are in the current batch
• How tall the starts are now
• Whether tendrils are already grabbing each other
• How many pots are available for a useful trellis section