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Pea, Cascadia Sugar Snap Seeds
Pisum sativum
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Grow crisp and delicious peas with our Cascadia Sugar Snap Seeds.
Cascadia is a sugar snap pea with crisp, deep green pods. Good yields can be used at the edible pod stage or as a shelling pea. The very sweet peas remain succulent and tender. Staking will not be required for this variety. These seeds produce an abundance of sweet and tender peas, perfect for snacking or adding to your favorite dishes
- SKU: 143764
- Common Name: Pea
- Botanical Name: Pisum sativum
Growing Information
Safe
for Bees
Grows
Best In:
Full Sun
Days to
Germination:
5 - 10 days
Water
Needs:
Average 2.5-5 cm (1-2 in.) per week
Days to
Maturity:
65 days
Growing Height:
60 cm (24 in)
Key Features
- Plant Type: Vegetable
- Plant Lifecycle: Annual (plant every year)
- Seed Type: Open Pollinated
- Fill Weight (grams): 13 g
- Approximate Seed Count: 40-50
- Characteristics: Snap type
- Planting Method: Direct Sow
- Colour: Green
- Water Needs: Average 2.5-5 cm (1-2 in.) per week
- Landscape Use: Edible Garden
- Companion Planting:
Plant near alyssum, carrots, chives, corn, lettuce, mint, radish, spinach, turnip. Chives have the ability to repel aphids. Mint not only enhances both the taste and health benefits of dishes, but also improves flavor. Alyssum serves as an attractant for pollinators and promotes the presence of green lacewings, which are natural predators of aphids. Avoid planting peas in close proximity to garlic and onions as they can impede the growth of peas.
- Flavour: Crisp and sweet
- Preparation Ideas: Cascadia peas are delicious pan fried for a few minutes with olive oil, salt and pepper.
Instructions
Peas are a cool season crop and seeds can be sown directly in the garden in early Spring as soon as the soil can be worked. Soil temperature should be between 10-16° C (50-60°F) . To speed up germination, soak seed 30 minutes to 24 hours in room temperature water before planting. Space seeds and plant to the depth indicated below. Press seeds into the soil to ensure good contact and cover with 2.5 cm (1 in.) of soil. After planting, water seeds with a gentle mist or shower. It is critical to keep the soil consistently moist, but not soggy during germination. When your seedlings reach a height of a few centimetres (inches) and have developed 2 or 3 pairs of leaves, it is important to thin them out, according to the plant spacing indicated below. Do not allow the soil to become dry, as young plants have underdeveloped roots and can quickly dehydrate, particularly in windy conditions. Pea seeds can be succession planted every to 2 weeks until mid June for a continuous supply of fresh beans. Harvest peas regularly to encourage further production.
- Planting Depth: 2.5 cm (1in.)
- Seed Spacing: Sow pea seeds roughly 2.5 cm (1 in.) apart in rows, keeping rows approximately 75 cm (30 in.) apart.
- Plant Spacing: 10 cm (4 in.)
- Instructions for Nutrient Care: Apply SUPERThrive once per week. Soak in solution of 1/4 tsp per gal for 15 min. or longer depending on size and type.
Suggestions
Growing Suggestions:
- Snap peas have fat, juicy and sweet edible pods. They are usually the earliest peas to mature. Harvest when the peas inside are just starting to swell. Use snap immediately after harvest for best quality and flavor. Harvest peas in the morning after the dew has dried. They are crispiest and sweetest then.
- Peas do not like excessive heat and will do poorly when temperatures exceed 26°C (80ºF).
- Keep an eye out for birds as they are prone to snack on sprouted peas. If necessary, cover young peas with a row cover.
- Most pea varieties are self-supporting during growth. Taller pea varieties are more productive and easier to harvest if they are trellised or fenced.
- Peas can be grown as microgreens for the quick-growing shoots.
- Do not overwater as wet soil promotes root rot diseases and slows plant growth. Water needs are most critical after flowering. Drought stress will decrease yield due to pod abortion and reduce seed size, increase pod stringiness, and alter seed quality.
- Peas have shallow root systems and care should be taken when cultivating and weeding near the plants.
- Flowers falling off plants? Plants may have been water or heat-stressed just prior to or after the flowers open. Pea flowers are very sensitive to temperatures above 26°C( 80ºF) and if dry conditions occur, the plants will shed their flowers.
- Stringy peas are the result of heat or water stress. Fibers in the pods get tougher making the pods less desirable.
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Overall rating: 4.64 / 5 from 25 reviews.
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They are growing well
"They are growing well"
I will know better when
"I will know better when I get produce later in the summer. , but the seeds look good."
Still waiting for them to
"Still waiting for them to come up, but packaging and quantity was good."
Haven’t planted them yet but
"Haven’t planted them yet but always have been happy in the past."
Very good
"Best peas on not to tall vines and very sweet and crisp."
Dill pea pickles
"Great producer, I had so many that I made drilled peas which my family love."
Very productive with excellent flavour
"Very productive with excellent flavour"
Tasty and easy to grow!
"Fairly new gardener here, first year growing these and the amount of peas we’ve got is insane. I will say though… the 24” growing height listed is a bit confusing to me and the nearly 6’ tall plants I’ve grown! The peas taste fantastic so I’m not complaining, but I will definitely be planning to support them differently next year."
So tasty
"My kids love these. Can’t grow enough"
