Sugar Snap Peas... - Page 6

shelleybean · May 24, 2007

Adenn1, you are in for a treat with Amish Snap. I picked a big bowl of them today (first picking was much smaller) and ate some in the garden and cooked the rest tonight. The smaller ones are stringless and the larger ones are so sweet and good. Strings are easy to pull with the larger ones. I don't think you'll be disappointed.

Miss_Mudcat · May 26, 2007

I picked about 4# of bush snap peas, Sugar Ann, yesterday. I ate LOTS of them in the garden, sold some at Farmers' Market and packed some as a snack for our lunch today. They were certainly sweet fresh-picked, tho' they did lose some of that sweetness overnight.

**nctomatoman** · May 27, 2007

Well, it was harvest day for our Sugar Sprint snap peas - we ate them quickly sauteed in a little butter, salt and pepper. What a great vegetable! We use the Crockett Victory Garden method of planting - 6 inch plus wide row, about 10 feet long, thickly planted in that band - and use 3 foot tall sticks pushed in here and there for them to crawl up. The thick planting makes it very space efficient....now that we are hitting the 90s during the day I am sure that they won't last long. Still, we will enjoy each and every one! And, Sugar Sprint, while not quite as sweet as some we've tried, is a good variety.

Adenn1 · May 29, 2007

I got home late last night from a five day trip out to see some relatives...had a good amount of flowers before I left on my snap and snow peas...so I hope to find a few peas today...I hope my neighbor watered...weather got hot while I was away. I would have gone out last night with a flashlight...but it was 1:00am...and I had to leave for work at 5...so needed some sleep.

Miss_Mudcat · May 29, 2007

Just returned from the garden.... harvested another 5# plus of Sugar Ann. My 4-y-o was helping out... crunching so loudly and smacking so that it was difficult to understand a word he said!

This has been the best year for peas out of the last three... don't know why, but I am delighted!

Adenn1 · May 29, 2007

Well, I ate my first snap pea today...boy I have been missing the boat! What a wonderful tasting little item...only had a few ripe...but I ate them all. I had a few snow peas ready as well...a yellow snow pea I got from Baker Creek...can't think of it's name off hand...also very good. I took a couple of pictures that I will post soon.

shelleybean · June 7, 2007

Picked the last of my peas and pulled out my vines today.

They sure were good. I'll be growing Amish Snap again. It turned out they weren't any later than the bush types. We just needed a little warmer weather to get them going. They topped out at over six feet and once it warmed up, they grew quickly. I love that these took up so little space compared to the bush varieties. Wonderful peas, IMO.

rnewste · June 7, 2007

OK. Based on Feldon 30's success with Snow Peas, I went to the seed store and they have 2 rows: Oregon Sugar Pod; and Oregon Sugar Pod II. While the packages read exactly the same, one pack is $1.59, and the other is priced at $2.39. While I don't care about the price differential, I am confused as to which "version" I should plant. Do you folks have any insight as to the difference between the two?

Adenn1 · June 8, 2007

The snow peas and snap peas like my garden...and I love them!

May 24, 2007	#76
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	Adenn1, you are in for a treat with Amish Snap. I picked a big bowl of them today (first picking was much smaller) and ate some in the garden and cooked the rest tonight. The smaller ones are stringless and the larger ones are so sweet and good. Strings are easy to pull with the larger ones. I don't think you'll be disappointed. __________________ Michele

May 26, 2007	#77
Miss_Mudcat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Central Georgia Posts: 366	I picked about 4# of bush snap peas, Sugar Ann, yesterday. I ate LOTS of them in the garden, sold some at Farmers' Market and packed some as a snack for our lunch today. They were certainly sweet fresh-picked, tho' they did lose some of that sweetness overnight. __________________ Farmers don't wear watches; they work until the job is done!

May 27, 2007	#78
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	Well, it was harvest day for our Sugar Sprint snap peas - we ate them quickly sauteed in a little butter, salt and pepper. What a great vegetable! We use the Crockett Victory Garden method of planting - 6 inch plus wide row, about 10 feet long, thickly planted in that band - and use 3 foot tall sticks pushed in here and there for them to crawl up. The thick planting makes it very space efficient....now that we are hitting the 90s during the day I am sure that they won't last long. Still, we will enjoy each and every one! And, Sugar Sprint, while not quite as sweet as some we've tried, is a good variety. __________________ Craig

May 29, 2007	#79
Adenn1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Philly Posts: 559	I got home late last night from a five day trip out to see some relatives...had a good amount of flowers before I left on my snap and snow peas...so I hope to find a few peas today...I hope my neighbor watered...weather got hot while I was away. I would have gone out last night with a flashlight...but it was 1:00am...and I had to leave for work at 5...so needed some sleep. __________________ Mark

May 29, 2007	#80
Miss_Mudcat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Central Georgia Posts: 366	Just returned from the garden.... harvested another 5# plus of Sugar Ann. My 4-y-o was helping out... crunching so loudly and smacking so that it was difficult to understand a word he said! This has been the best year for peas out of the last three... don't know why, but I am delighted! __________________ Farmers don't wear watches; they work until the job is done!

June 7, 2007	#82
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	Picked the last of my peas and pulled out my vines today. They sure were good. I'll be growing Amish Snap again. It turned out they weren't any later than the bush types. We just needed a little warmer weather to get them going. They topped out at over six feet and once it warmed up, they grew quickly. I love that these took up so little space compared to the bush varieties. Wonderful peas, IMO. __________________ Michele

June 7, 2007	#83
rnewste Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Campbell, CA Posts: 4,064	OK. Based on Feldon 30's success with Snow Peas, I went to the seed store and they have 2 rows: Oregon Sugar Pod; and Oregon Sugar Pod II. While the packages read exactly the same, one pack is $1.59, and the other is priced at $2.39. While I don't care about the price differential, I am confused as to which "version" I should plant. Do you folks have any insight as to the difference between the two?

June 8, 2007	#84
Adenn1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Philly Posts: 559	The snow peas and snap peas like my garden...and I love them! __________________ Mark