Topic: Sugar Snap Peas

[Pixie]

Now that I am planning next years stuff for when my lottie is cleared. I was wondering if anyone had any info on Sugar snap peas or mange tout etc.

My other half does a lot of cooking using both of these and I haven't attempted them before. (Grandad has the opinion that Peas is Peas and runners is better!)

Sam

[tim]

Sugar Snap, at least, are easy to grow. But - as with so many things - you get a glut. And whereas you can freeze pea peas, the snaps lose their snap. Which, to me, is the main point of them. = Tim

[aquilegia]

ooh - that is good news tim - I'm planning them for next year. Love them. But is it possible to have too many?

Would staggering the sowing stagger the harvest?

[tim]

Yes - but if you stagger like I stagger - take care!! = Tim

[aquilegia]

 ;D

[Yuet_Lee]

Hi all,
mine sugar snag they have turn very well.And very sweet when I ate them I thought I have put sugar in when I cook them. And they're size bigger then mangetout and much better. They last long season. I started mine on1st April. Ready to pick mid of May. Only just finished two ago.
Must have to try it next year.

Yuet

[Merete]

My problem with staggering was that, even with three weeks between sowings, everything still sprouted at the same time.

No sign of a glut, though, we manage to eat it all quite nicely!