Pea (Snap), Sugar Magnolia Snap Pea Seeds

Variety Info.:

Botanical Name: Pisum sativum var. macrocarpum

Days to Maturity: 70 days

Family: Fabaceae

Native: Western Asia, Europe, and North Africa

Hardiness: Frost-tolerant annual

Plant Dimensions: 6’–7′ vines

Variety Information: 3″–4″ purple pods. ‘Sugar Magnolia’ is a cross between ‘Parsley Bush’ pea and ‘Purple Podded’ vining pea.

Type: Snap pea

Attributes: Long Vines

Sowing Info.:

When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date, when soil temperature is at least 40°F, ideally 60°–80°F and again 10 to 12 weeks before your average first frost date. In Mild Climates, sow in fall or winter for winter harvest. Best grown in temperatures less than 85°F.

When to Start Inside: Not recommended.

Days to Emerge: 5–10 days

Seed Depth: 1″

Seed Spacing: 2″

Row Spacing: 4’–6′ apart

Thinning: Not required.

Growing Info.:

Harvesting: Snap peas should be harvested when peas are plump; pick regularly to increase yield. Use scissors to harvest or hold vine with one hand and pick the pods with the other; vines are fragile.