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pea 'Sugar Snap'

Pisum sativum 'Sugar Snap'

Genus: Pisum
Family: Fabaceae

About this plant

An annual climbing mangetout pea with green foliage, white flowers and green pods. Pods can be eaten before peas mature or as peas. The growing tips are also edible

Growing Information

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Hardiness

H2

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

LoamSandy

pH

AlkalineNeutral

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Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Peas like a well manured, non acidic soil. Rotate your crop each year. Before sowing apply a general fertiliser over the soil. Sow seeds in flat trenches

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by seed

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids,birds, slugs and snails

Diseases

Generally disease-free

Garden Uses

Uses

Patio Container

Planting Places

Conservatory

Season of Interest

SpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Habit

Columnar Upright

Time to Full Height

One To Two Years