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- Makkelijke Moestuin sowing calendar
- Are our seeds organic?
- What are Salanovas?
- What does F1 mean?
- African Marigold: sowing and growing
- Asian salad mix: sowing and growing
- Endive: sowing and growing
- Baby broccoli
- Bush tomato
- Bush basil: sowing and growing
- Beetroot: sowing and growing
- Lente-ui
- Chinese bieslook
- Chioggia beetroot: sowing and growing
- Bindsla
- Boterboon
- Climbing courgette
- Dropplant
- Yellomato: sowing and growing
- Goudsbloem
- Komkommer
- Cilantro: sowing and growing
- Bibb lettuce: sowing and growing
- NZ spinach: sowing and growing
- OI-kers
- Paksoi
- Palmkool
- Peultjes
- Red Crispy lettuce
- Baby pompoen
- Reuzen radijs
- Arugola: sowing and growing
- Snijbiet
- Snijboon
- Bacon bean: sowing and growing
- Spinach
- Stamboon
- Stengelsla
- Sugarsnap
- Veldsla
- Wintererwt
- Winterpostelein
- Wortel
- Paarse wortel
- Zonnebloem
Peulvruchten
How to sow and grow snow peas
Snow peas are a type of pea that you harvest when the pod is still flat. So you pick them before the peas inside thicken. Our snow peas grow beautifully, are huge, and produce a lot of pods.
What are snow peas?
Snow peas belong to the pea family, just like sugar snaps.
But unlike sugar snaps, you harvest snow peas when the pods are still flat. That gives them a crispy crunch and makes them quick to cook.
Many varieties grow to around 1 meter tall, but ours can get even taller: up to 180 cm. That's why we sow them next to a trellis. When they grow straight up, the plants produce a lot without taking up much real estate in your garden box. Just 1 plant in 30x30 cm gives you a full snow pea patch.
But unlike sugar snaps, you harvest snow peas when the pods are still flat. That gives them a crispy crunch and makes them quick to cook.
Many varieties grow to around 1 meter tall, but ours can get even taller: up to 180 cm. That's why we sow them next to a trellis. When they grow straight up, the plants produce a lot without taking up much real estate in your garden box. Just 1 plant in 30x30 cm gives you a full snow pea patch.
Zijn peultjes gezond?
Peultjes bevatten vitamine A, B1, B5 en B6 en veel vitamine C. Plus de mineralen kalium, betacaroteen en fosfor.
Er zitten weinig calorieën in, maar wel veel voedingsvezels. Die vezels zijn goed voor je spijsvertering en zorgen voor een vol gevoel.
Eet de peultjes liever niet rauw, want net als in andere peulsoorten zitten er wel wat lectine in. Van deze anti-stoffen krijg je buikpijn als je ze in een grote hoeveelheid eet. Door de peulen te verhitten verdwijnt de stof.
Snow pea
This snow pea variety grows up to 180 cm tall, and grows fast. It produces beautiful long, tender pods. The more you pick, the longer you harvest. Kids love them too.
Snow peas are cold-resistant so you can sow as early as mid-February.
The more sun they get, the faster they grow, and the sweeter the pods.
- Species name: Herald
- Family: legume
- Plants per square patch: 8
- Height: 130 to 180 cm tall
- Sowing time: mid-February through end June, August
- Sowing depth: 2 to 3 cm
- Time to harvest: after 9-10 weeks
- Germination: 7 - 23°C in 6 - 24 days
- Sunlight: When sown early or late in the year, grows best in sun. When sown in late spring, grows in both sun and half shade.
Want to buy snow pea seeds? We sell the seed bags separately, or, you can get them as part of a seed pack:
What do you need to grow your own snow peas?
Just this:
- a 30x30 cm patch with airy, nutritious soil mix
- snow pea seeds
- a place with at least 4 hours of sunlight a day
- a trellis that the snow peas can climb up
In other words: an MM-Mini, or a square patch in one of our garden boxes, the MM-Klimrek trellis, and the best soil mix around: MM-Mix.
Growing your own snow peas is super easy with the MM-Mix. If you grow in low-quality (potting) soil, disappointment is pretty much guaranteed. So don't skimp on soil mix: go for the best.
Growing your own snow peas is super easy with the MM-Mix. If you grow in low-quality (potting) soil, disappointment is pretty much guaranteed. So don't skimp on soil mix: go for the best.
How do you sow and grow snow peas?
Snow peas are included in the free Planty Gardening app. Use it, and you'll get step-by-step guidance from seed to harvest.
Each plant goes through a number of stages - we call them levels. The app tells you exactly what to do at each level and checks in when your plants are ready for the next.
So you don't need to know how to grow snow peas: the app takes you through every step.
But if you'd like to read more about those steps, here's what the process looks like:
Each plant goes through a number of stages - we call them levels. The app tells you exactly what to do at each level and checks in when your plants are ready for the next.
So you don't need to know how to grow snow peas: the app takes you through every step.
But if you'd like to read more about those steps, here's what the process looks like:
Level 1: Pre-sprouting snow peas
Level 1: Peultjes voorkiemen
Before you sow your peas outside in your garden box, you want to help them create their first roots. We call this pre-sprouting.
Pre-sprouting is easy: lay the peas between 2 layers of damp paper towel. After about 4 days, they'll germinate and then you can sow them directly into your garden box.
Pre-sprouting is easy: lay the peas between 2 layers of damp paper towel. After about 4 days, they'll germinate and then you can sow them directly into your garden box.
Level 2: Sowing peas
Level 2: Peultjes zaaien
Choose a square patch in the back row of your garden box under the trellis. Loosen up the damp MM-Mix and sow like this:
- poke 8 holes in the patch (2 to 3 cm deep)
- choose the nicest-looking peas with roots
- put 1 pea in each hole: gently so the roots don't break off
- carefully cover up the holes with soil mix
After about 1 to 2 weeks, you'll see something come up. It depends a bit on the weather and the time of year.
In a cold early spring, it will take a little longer. You can speed up the process by covering your snow pea patch with a crop cover - like the MM-Muts. It also prevents birds from pecking at the peas.
Level 3: Pea seedlings
Level 3: Peultjes zaailingen
As soon as you see the first seedlings, you know things are going well. They probably won't all come up at once, but give it another week or 2.
Then it's time for the next level.
Then it's time for the next level.
Level 4: Caring for your snow pea plants
Level 4: Verzorging van je peultjes plantjes
After a week or 2, your seedlings will become small plants.
You hardly need to do anything. They'll grow quickly all on their own. Easy 🙂
You hardly need to do anything. They'll grow quickly all on their own. Easy 🙂
Level 5: Climbing snow peas
Level 5: Klimmende peultjes
The plants have little tentacles that they use to hold themselves up. That's how they climb the trellis. But when they're still small, you have to help them a little.
Guide the snow pea tentacles to the bottom of the trellis: they'll grab on once they sense it's there.
In a week or 2, you'll see the first flowers.
Guide the snow pea tentacles to the bottom of the trellis: they'll grab on once they sense it's there.
In a week or 2, you'll see the first flowers.
Level 6: Blossoming snow peas
Level 6: Bloeiende peultjes
Now the plants start to bloom: gorgeous butterfly flowers. The snow pea pods will grow from these flowers soon.
Level 7: Harvest the first snow peas
Level 7: Oogst de eerste peultjes
Harvest early and often. That way the plants produce more flowers and more pea pods.
At this stage, it's normal for the leaves to turn yellow and look scraggly - especially the undersides of the leaves.
How do you harvest and cook snow peas?
Cut the pods and remove any threads from the side.
You eat the pods with the peas inside.
Blanch or steam the snow peas and toss them in a wok or stir-fry dish, or make salads with them. The fresh snow pea flavor goes well with a lot of other vegetables.
You eat the pods with the peas inside.
Blanch or steam the snow peas and toss them in a wok or stir-fry dish, or make salads with them. The fresh snow pea flavor goes well with a lot of other vegetables.
The last levels
De volgende levels
During the next level, you continue to harvest snow peas until there's not many left and no new flowers. This can take a month or more. From 1 snow pea patch you'll harvest a lot.
At the last level, remove the plants and get ready to sow something new in your patch.
So, what's stopping you from growing snow peas yourself?
It is a tasty and easy plant to grow. Plus you can start early, as early as mid-February. They do great in the cold spring weather and aren't bothered by pests. And at the end of the summer, you can sow again.
Plus: with the help of our app and with our materials, it's almost impossible to fail 😉
Buy your snow peas here or get started with a complete starter kit:
Succes!
About our seeds
- All seeds
- Makkelijke Moestuin sowing calendar
- Are our seeds organic?
- What are Salanovas?
- What does F1 mean?
- African Marigold: sowing and growing
- Asian salad mix: sowing and growing
- Endive: sowing and growing
- Baby broccoli
- Bush tomato
- Bush basil: sowing and growing
- Beetroot: sowing and growing
- Lente-ui
- Chinese bieslook
- Chioggia beetroot: sowing and growing
- Bindsla
- Boterboon
- Climbing courgette
- Dropplant
- Yellomato: sowing and growing
- Goudsbloem
- Komkommer
- Cilantro: sowing and growing
- Bibb lettuce: sowing and growing
- NZ spinach: sowing and growing
- OI-kers
- Paksoi
- Palmkool
- Peultjes
- Red Crispy lettuce
- Baby pompoen
- Reuzen radijs
- Arugola: sowing and growing
- Snijbiet
- Snijboon
- Bacon bean: sowing and growing
- Spinach
- Stamboon
- Stengelsla
- Sugarsnap
- Veldsla
- Wintererwt
- Winterpostelein
- Wortel
- Paarse wortel
- Zonnebloem