Pea : Sugar Oregon Sugar Pod II
Description
This is surely the sensible way to grow and eat peas - no time consuming podding, no waste, just heavy crops of delicious, sweet and juicy pods of sugar-peas, often called 'Mangetout' or 'Snow peas'. Well flavored and excellent for lightly steaming or stir-fries,. The pods are large and flat (4½inches long by ¾inch wide) and stringless when young. This is the way peas will be eaten in the future. It just doesn't make sense to go through the tediousness of discarding the pod if its so full of goodness and so delicious.
Suitable for freezing.
Sowing Instructions
| Sowing time: | Early to mid-spring zones 2-7, early to mid-fall zones 8-10. Can be sown every 10 days for succession. |
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Peas prefer a deep rich, well-manured soil. Make flat bottomed drills 5cm (2 inches) deep, 15-20cm (6-8 inches) wide, place 2 rows of seeds 5-8cm (2-3 inches) apart both ways and replace the soil. Allow 90cm (36 inches) between each drill.
Growing Instructions
Keep the rows weeded and once the plants are 8-10 cm (3-4 inches) tall twiggy sticks for support can be provided although this is not essential.
Watering when the plants are in flower will improve cropping.
Aftercare Instructions
Start picking the pods just as the peas inside start to form, early and regular picking will also improve the cropping and flavor of the peas.
