Stringless snap peas?

Nan_PA_6b · June 4, 2018

Hi all,
I'm growing Sugar Ann snap peas. They're good, but a few flaws: they are stringy, and inconsistent in taste: some are sweet, others not.
So is there a stringless and more uniformly sweet snap pea? Short vines like Sugar Ann would be a plus.
TIA
Nan

PNW_D · June 5, 2018

Can't speak from personal experience but West Coast Seeds notes Sugar Daddy as uniquely stringless
https://www.westcoastseeds.com/shop/...s/sugar-daddy/

Nan_PA_6b · June 5, 2018

Thank you! That looks good!

Nan

kath · June 5, 2018

We've trialed a lot of sugar snap peas, including Sugar Ann and Sugar Daddy, and we dislike strings a lot, too. Our latest fave is Cascadia- before that, Sugar Lace II and Sugar Sprint were the winners.

kath

Nan_PA_6b · June 5, 2018

They're all stringless, Kath?
Nan

kath · June 6, 2018

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Originally Posted by Nan_PA_6b

They're all stringless, Kath?
Nan

Well, Pinetree says Sugar Sprint is as near to stringless as any snap pea; Park claims Sugar Pod II is stringless; can't find any official claims w/regard to strings on Cascadia. So no guarantees, really. I'm thoroughly into English peas- sugar pods and snow peas, not so much. We're pretty careful to harvest as soon as they seem ready and haven't been bothered by whatever strings these varieties might have- ymmv.

Gardadore · June 7, 2018

I love Cascadia but it is not stringless. I de-string as I pick them off the vine. Sugar Daddy has always been my favorite stringless.

June 4, 2018	#1
Nan_PA_6b Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 3,194	Stringless snap peas? Hi all, I'm growing Sugar Ann snap peas. They're good, but a few flaws: they are stringy, and inconsistent in taste: some are sweet, others not. So is there a stringless and more uniformly sweet snap pea? Short vines like Sugar Ann would be a plus. TIA Nan

June 5, 2018	#2
PNW_D Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: West Coast, Canada Posts: 961	Can't speak from personal experience but West Coast Seeds notes Sugar Daddy as uniquely stringless https://www.westcoastseeds.com/shop/...s/sugar-daddy/ __________________ D.

June 5, 2018	#4
kath Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: zone 6b, PA Posts: 5,664	We've trialed a lot of sugar snap peas, including Sugar Ann and Sugar Daddy, and we dislike strings a lot, too. Our latest fave is Cascadia- before that, Sugar Lace II and Sugar Sprint were the winners. kath

June 7, 2018	#7
Gardadore Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Saylorsburg, PA Posts: 261	I love Cascadia but it is not stringless. I de-string as I pick them off the vine. Sugar Daddy has always been my favorite stringless.