Pea, Amish Snap

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Pisum sativum
Packet 75 seeds

  • Sweet and crisp flavor
  • Vines grow to 5-6 feet, pods grow to 2 inches
  • Snap pea
  • ±2,400 seeds/lb

Superb snap pea reportedly grown in the Amish community long before present snap pea types. Vines grow 5-6' tall and are covered in 2" translucent green pods. Yields over a 6-week period if kept picked. Delicate and sweet even when the seeds develop. Snap, 60-70 days.

Instructions - Peas thrive in cool weather. Sow seeds outdoors as soon as soil can be worked in spring. Seeds will germinate in 7-14 days. Double rows of peas can be planted on each side of a trellis.