There are three main varieties of peas you'll grow in the home garden, according to the University of California's Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County program. Shelling peas are grown solely for the actual peas themselves, and this is what you'll find in bags at your supermarket's frozen section.
Their pods are tough and stringy, and are typically discarded. Other peas are bred to have tender, delicate pods that can be eaten along with the peas themselves. Snow peas are harvested while they're completely immature, with flat pods and barely-formed seeds.
Snap or sugar-snap peas are similar, but they're left on the vine until the seeds reach full size and plump out the pods. Harvesting sugar snap peas is the same as harvesting peas intended to be shelled: Catch them when the seeds have reached their full size but are still tender and young. Once they reach full maturity, the peas begin to lose their sweetness in favor of starchiness. Fully matured, completely starchy peas are the kind used to make split-pea soup, and they're also what you need if you plan to save seed.
Growing for seed means taking time to consider a few things that don't really matter when you're just growing something to eat fresh. First, are your preferred peas a hybrid, or an open-pollinated variety? Open-pollinated plants will "breed true," meaning the peas you grow from your seed will be identical to the adult plants that produced them. Snow peas are one example, but you need to pick them often to make sure you get a good harvest. The pods are developed from the flowers. They are tiny at first and grow larger with time, how large depends on which variety I'm using.
Read the instructions on the seed packets to learn how large the peas should be when it's time to harvest them. I harvest snow peas simply by pulling the pod from the little stalk on the plant.
I just twist it with one hand and use my other hand to hold on to the plant, so it doesn't get damaged. The variety Norli grows quickly and the plants are around 23 inches 60 centimeters large.
They grow really nicely along a mesh wire fence. Regular snow pea pods should be completely flat, while the peas called sugar snap peas are puffier with large peas in the pods. If you decide not to harvest the peas, the seeds start developing instead. This will, in turn, mean that the snow pea stops producing new pods. So, if you want to get plenty of snow peas, you should definitely harvest often. When you harvest the peas, they won't develop into new seeds which means that the plant needs to produce more peas.
Harvest a little bit often to get as many peas as possible! They taste best and are at their most tender when the peas are just little bumps inside the pod. The vines are delicate, so hold the vine with one hand and pull the pod off with the other. Insert directly into mouth. Do not pass go. Join my weekly newsletter and learn My 5 Best Gardening Tips! I created Brown Thumb Mama to share my natural living journey, and help you live a greener life. Thanks for being here, and please check out the resources in my Natural Living Shop!
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