The Makkelijke Moestuin in 3 minutes

The Makkelijke Moestuin in 3 minutes

Here you'll read how, with our system, you can harvest up to 5x more than from a regular vegetable garden. On just a few square meters, all natural, pesticide-free, and with almost no work.

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Makkelijke Moestuin vs traditional vegetable garden

1. Makkelijke Moestuin vs traditional vegetable garden

Giving each plant enough light, air, water, space, nutrients, and attention is pretty tricky. Not in a Makkelijke Moestuin: there, it happens all by itself.

 About us

2. About us

Why Jelle started Makkelijke Moestuin, how it grew into a movement, and why we work differently from most companies.

 The raised bed

3. The raised bed

The raised bed is the heart of the Makkelijke Moestuin system. Its smart setup gives your plants almost everything they need from the start.

 The soil mix

4. The soil mix

In a Makkelijke Moestuin, you don't use garden soil but a special growing mix in which all your plants thrive.

 The water reservoir

5. The water reservoir

Why a smart water reservoir helps your plants grow better while saving you time and effort: how it works, and how and when to water.

6. The sowing system

In a Makkelijke Moestuin, you sow in 30 x 30 cm squares instead of rows, placing each plant in the right position with the right spacing.

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Snow pea

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Description

These pea plants grow nice and tall and produce a lot. You harvest the tasty snow peas when the pod is still flat before the peas get too thick. 

Specifications

Sowing time: mid-February - June and August
Height: 180 cm
Contents: 15 grams

In the app

Sowing: 16 February - 15 June , 1 August - 31 August

Level 1

pre-sprouting

Level 2

peas sown

Level 3

first seedlings

Level 4

small plants

Level 5

at the trellis

Level 6

first mangetout pods visible

Level 7

first harvest

Level 8

harvesting continues

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  • The app helps you with almost everything you do in your vegetable garden: sowing, tending, and harvesting.
  • If something goes wrong, the app tells you what steps to take.
  • If that doesn’t work, you can ask us for advice.
  • If that still doesn’t help, we’ll look for other solutions together. Until we get it right.

Are snow peas healthy?

Snow peas contain vitamins A, B1, B5 and B6, as well as plenty of vitamin C. They also provide potassium, beta-carotene and phosphorus.

They're low in calories but high in fibre. That fibre supports digestion and helps you feel full.

It's best not to eat snow peas raw. Like other legumes, they contain some lectins, which can cause stomach ache if you eat a large amount. Heating the pods breaks down the lectins.
Cooked snow peas served with toasted almonds and lemon zest
Snow peas with toasted almonds and lemon zest

Snow pea

This variety grows up to 180 cm tall and quickly produces plenty of long, tender pods. The more you pick, the longer the plants keep producing.

The plants tolerate cold well, so you can sow them from mid-February. The more sun they get, the faster they grow and the sweeter the pods become.

Children love them.
  • Variety: Heraut
  • Family: legume
  • Plants per square: 8
  • Height: 130 to 180 cm
  • Sowing time: mid-February to the end of June, and August
  • Sowing depth: 2 to 3 cm
  • Time to harvest: 9 to 10 weeks
  • Germination: 6 to 24 days at 7 to 23°C
  • Sunlight: prefers sun early and late in the year; in late spring it grows in sun or partial shade
  • Packet contents: about 40 seeds, enough for 4 to 5 squares
Want to buy snow pea seeds? We sell individual packets, and they're also included in our Climbing seed bundle.

What do you need to grow your own snow peas?

Besides the seeds, you'll need:
Snow pea plants at the back of the garden box grow up the trellis
Grow snow peas at the back of your raised bed, beside the trellis

How do you sow and grow snow peas?

These snow peas are included in the free Makkelijke Moestuin app. Use it and you'll get step-by-step guidance from seed to harvest.

Each vegetable goes through a number of stages, which we call levels.

The app tells you exactly what to do at each level and regularly asks you to check whether your plants are ready to move on to the next one.

So you don't need to know how to grow snow peas successfully before you start.

But if you'd like to read ahead, here's what the entire process looks like.

Mature snow peas in the Planty Garden
Mature snow peas

Level 1: Pre-sprouting snow peas

Level 1: Pre-sprout snow peas

Before sowing the peas outside in your raised bed, let them develop a small root. This helps them emerge more reliably.

The easiest way is to place them between damp sheets of kitchen roll. The peas germinate after about four days, after which you sow them directly in your raised bed.

Germinating snow peas indoors takes just 4 days and some paper towel
Peas sprouting roots

Level 2: Sowing peas

Level 2: Sow snow peas

Loosen the MM-mix in a square at the back of the raised bed beside a trellis, then sow as follows:
  1. make 8 holes in the square, 2 to 3 cm deep
  2. choose the best peas and place 1 in each hole, taking care not to damage the roots
  3. carefully close the holes
Depending on the weather and time of year, you'll see the first green shoots after 1 to 2 weeks.

If it's still very cold in early spring, it will take a little longer. You can speed things up by covering them with an MM-Muts or some plastic containers. This also stops birds from picking out the peas.
Sowing snow peas in the Planty Garden
Sprouted pea: ready to sow

Level 3: Pea seedlings

Level 3: Snow pea seedlings

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.
Snow pea seedlings in the Planty Garden
Snow pea seedlings

Level 4: Caring for your snow pea plants

Level 4: Care for your snow pea plants

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 🙂
Small snow peas in the Planty Garden
Small snow peas

Level 5: Climbing snow peas

Level 5: Climbing snow peas

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.
Snow pea plants can climb up the trellis in the Planty Garden
Snow pea plants attach themselves to the trellis

Level 6: Blossoming snow peas

Level 6: Flowering snow peas

Now the plants start to bloom: gorgeous butterfly flowers. The snow pea pods will grow from these flowers soon.
Snow pea flowers in the Planty Garden
Snow pea flowers

Level 7: Harvest the first snow peas

Level 7: Harvest your first snow peas

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.
Flowering and harvestable pods in the Planty Garden
Flowering snow peas and harvestable pods

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.
Snow peas with roasted almonds and lemon zest
Snow peas with roasted almonds and lemon zest

The last levels

The next levels

During the next level, keep harvesting snow peas until there are none left and you no longer see new flowers. That can easily take a month or more, and one square will give you plenty of snow peas.

At the final level, empty the square and prepare it for the next vegetable.
Snow peas can be harvested for at least a month
Snow peas can be harvested for at least a month

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:
Complete starter kits