This article has been created for a smooth planning of your vegetable garden, if you want to read everything about growing peas (also garden peas), Growing peas: Garden peas, snow peas or snow peas and sweet peas
Growing peas: garden peas, snow peas or snow peas and sweet peas
🌱 Sowing & planting
- Sowing depth: approximately 2 cm.
- Sowing distance: 60 cm (low varieties) to 80 cm (tall varieties) between rows, 5 cm between plants.
- Planting distance: equal to the sowing distance: 60–80 cm between rows and 5 cm between plants.
- Germination temperature & germination time: 5–24°C, germinates in about 7–14 days. In dry weather, you can soak the peas overnight to gain time; avoid this in wet weather to prevent rot.
- Planting out: Plant out pre-grown plants when they are about 20 cm tall.
- Growth cycle: approximately 60–70 days.
📅 Growing times throughout the year
- Pre-grown: sow under glass from mid-January to February, plant out outdoors from late February to early April, harvest from late May to mid-June.
- Sowing in situ: sow outdoors from March to early May, harvest from early June to early July.
📘 Basic information
- Crop group: legumes.
- Plant family: Legume family.
- Height: approximately 60 to 180 cm.
- Growth cycle: approximately 60–70 days.
- Frost resistant: yes.
- Root system: root depth approximately 45–60 cm.
- Preferred soil: pH between 6.0 and 7.5.
- Fertilization: no extra fertilizer required.
🌞💧 Pitch & water
Location: ☀️ moderate sun.
Watering: 💧 Water sparingly, especially during dry periods.
🤝 Good & Bad Neighbors
Good neighbors
Bad neighbors
- Onion
- Garlic
- Gladioli
- Grape
❗ Dangers & Concerns
Few specific problems are known for snow peas. However, be aware of common fungal diseases during prolonged wet weather and avoid overwatering to prevent seed rot.
🧺 Harvesting & storing
Harvest snow peas young, when the pods are flat and tender. You can also leave them on the ground longer so the peas swell inside the pod and can be eaten.
Fresh snow peas are best stored briefly in the refrigerator. For longer storage, you can blanch and freeze them.
🍽️ Nutritional value
100 grams of cooked snow peas without salt contains approximately:
- Energy: 52 kcal
- Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 9 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Sugars: 5 g
- Vitamins: A, B6, C and K
- Minerals & other: riboflavin, folic acid, pantothenic acid, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, iron and manganese
