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Planting Sugar Snap Peas for Spring!

Posted:4/14/15
Updated:4/3/19

It’s that time of the year again… a sugar snap pea planting post!
Every year I post about them with pretty much the same pictures and details, and every single year I post about them with crazy enthusiasm.  I mean there’s no garden without sugar snap peas growing!  

Last year we grew a bunch of sugar snap pea plants but this year (as always) we kicked it up a bit.  There will be 93 sugar snap pea plants!  There’s 22 in one 4×4 box in the back, 22 in another 4×4 box in the back and then 49 plants that will take up a entire 4×4 box.   We’re one sugar snap pea loving family as you can tell. 

About a week ago we started pre-sprouting the peas inside.  Pre-sprouting will make sure your peas will grow once they’re in the soil as you’ll visually see they have already started.   This makes growing more stress free as if it’s already pre-sprouted you can be pretty sure it will pop through the soil in a few days and that it’s not rotting underneath.  Here’s a how to pre-sprout your peas tutorial I made a couple years ago.

After they sit in their plastic baggy for a few days, you’ll take them out and see they’ve all sprouted.  That means they’re ready for the ground!

 

Sugar Snap Pea Planting Spring 2015

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Before we put them into the ground we always mix them with seed inoculant which encourages high-nitrogen levels on roots for bigger plants which will yield more harvest!   This is the type of inoculant we use.  If you’ve never used it for your peas, you should try it!
Sugar Snap Pea Planting Spring 2015_2

Now finally we’re on the roof!
We plant the peas in 3 4×4 boxes.  2 of them we plant in the back where they are supported by a fence.  We dig a little trench in the soil and throw the peas in, usually about 3 inches apart.  Can you spot the 3 peas?
Sugar Snap Pea Planting Spring 2015_4

For the other 4×4 box we poke 49 (7 rows of 7)  holes in the soil and then drop the peas in.
Sugar Snap Pea Planting Spring 2015_6

Sugar Snap Pea Planting Spring 2015_7

After the peas are in, we’ll cover them up, push down on the soil gently with our hands and then sprinkle them with water.  Then you wait for the first one to pop through the soil which usually takes over a week.  It’s a exciting time where every day you will run to the garden to see the first one.   Once  the first one pops up the others will follow quickly.

So with the peas planted and the fences in place, now we’ll just wait for the peas…

  Sugar Snap Pea Planting Spring 2015_5  

Hopefully they’ll be looking like this again very soon!
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Do you grow sugar snap peas or other type of peas?

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  1. Sophie says

    April 25, 2015 at 3:37 am

    Well done you! 🙂 These peas will grow & grow & will be very yummy to eat!
    We have put low peas in the ground. We put in 111 & 131 from another sort. 81 of one kind are growing bigger each day! 🙂

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  2. Ash-foodfashionparty says

    April 20, 2015 at 9:41 pm

    I don’t have any questions for you. I am just going to admire all your hard work and beautiful produce. On a side note, we did plant a very peppers and tomatoes, the usual kind. Let’s see if they make it long with me:).

    Reply
  3. Emma @ Bake Then Eat says

    April 18, 2015 at 1:26 pm

    I love sugar snap peas what a great post!

    Reply
  4. Amy (Savory Moments) says

    April 18, 2015 at 7:29 am

    Pre-sprouting your peas is a great tip! I’m trying that this year – thanks!

    Reply
  5. Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy says

    April 17, 2015 at 6:44 am

    Great tutorial. I would love to be able to pick sugar snap peas straight from my garden. They make a great snack.

    Reply
  6. Susan says

    April 16, 2015 at 3:09 pm

    After seeing your post come into my email I quickly ran out and bought snap pea seeds yesterday and got them planted. I love picking and eating fresh peas the same day! Sadly, I didn’t read your entire post first so didn’t take the time to sprout my seeds but I planted plenty and will likely have to thin them. Next year, I’ll get some seed inoculant and and sprout them first!

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    • Pamela says

      April 16, 2015 at 4:57 pm

      Please keep me updated on your pea plants Susan!

      Reply
  7. Anna @ shenANNAgans says

    April 16, 2015 at 1:13 am

    Yay, one of the only good things about the cold down under, watching as you plant and bring your garden to life. 🙂 Ive never grown peas before, but I should, I freakin love em.

    Reply
  8. Katie says

    April 15, 2015 at 7:18 pm

    93?!?! You are truly my hero.

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    • Pamela says

      April 15, 2015 at 8:40 pm

      Sugar snap wild side.

      Reply
  9. [email protected] Riffs says

    April 15, 2015 at 12:42 pm

    Wow, that’s a lot of pea plants! We only put in a dozen or so — we’re so lame! 🙂 Great post — such good info. Thanks.

    Reply
  10. Shashi at RunninSrilankan says

    April 15, 2015 at 12:12 pm

    Pamela, I have never grown sugar snap peas – but I am curious – do y’all use that Garden Combination Inoculant on all seeds?
    I know I’ve said this before, but I will say it again – what y’all cultivate on y’alls rooftop never fails to blow me away!

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    • Pamela says

      April 15, 2015 at 4:33 pm

      Hey Shashi, the inoculant is great for peas and beans!

      Reply
  11. Cassie says

    April 14, 2015 at 8:19 pm

    How nice! I love planting new produce in my garden too!

    Reply
  12. Debra says

    April 14, 2015 at 7:49 pm

    Great tutorial. I thought you had rolled your pea sprouts in coffee grounds!

    Reply

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