That is the question and I have my answer.
The answer is no. I will not grow snap peas, or probably any peas again in my side garden.
First, growing them was easy. Sprouted no problem, seedling support no problem, transplant no problem, growing in pots no problem.
So what is the problem?
Beyond the minor cover, don't cover when cold nights threatened -its that I just don't get my effort's worth out of the few plants I could grow. I need a row of snap peas, not four planters!
That said, they were tasty. Nutty, sweet, green -definitely better than grocery-bought. The photo above -the latest harvest.
The plants are still producing, but by God -its time they moved on so the tomatoes can go in, the tomatoes for chrisake! What kind a world is it where tomatoes are waiting on peas, peas in a tomato's world!!
First, growing them was easy. Sprouted no problem, seedling support no problem, transplant no problem, growing in pots no problem.
So what is the problem?
Beyond the minor cover, don't cover when cold nights threatened -its that I just don't get my effort's worth out of the few plants I could grow. I need a row of snap peas, not four planters!
That said, they were tasty. Nutty, sweet, green -definitely better than grocery-bought. The photo above -the latest harvest.
The plants are still producing, but by God -its time they moved on so the tomatoes can go in, the tomatoes for chrisake! What kind a world is it where tomatoes are waiting on peas, peas in a tomato's world!!