Arlene Wright-Correll

There are Many Reasons to Grow Snow Peas©



Posted: Saturday, September 06, 2008

by
http://www.learn-america.com

Snow peas not only taste good they are good for you and they are really easy to grow since they take up hardly any room at all. They are inexpensive to grow and expensive to buy. These little beauties are great because you eat the pod and pea which are sweet, no shucking here!

If you plant then a week apart you will be able to harvest them successively and you can sow them up to July as they adapt to higher temperatures than regular peas. They should be eaten or cooked as soon as you harvest since they lose their sugar content quickly. You can even freeze them successfully. I just spread them out on cookie sheets, stick them into my freezer and about 30 minutes or so later take the sheets out and shake the Snow Peas into a large freezer bag and put them away for use later. I do not thaw them out when I want to cook them. I basically use them for Chinese cooking and just take a handful of frozen Snow Peas and throw them into my wok.

Basically no garden should be without them. You can throw some in among your flowers and just give them something to climb up and there you are a wonderful food source to cook with. Snow Peas are vining plants and they need something to climb on and that makes them manageable and easy to pick.

Pick a good sunny spot to plant them in. They prefer as much sun as possible and if you have a fence area in a good sunny spot that is at least 5 feet high then this is the place to plant them. Plant as early as you can since they can endure 40 degree temperatures and plant your seeds 1 inch deep and plant them about 4 inches apart and in about 60 days you will be eating these sweet little gems.

Snow Peas are susceptible to root rot so once they emerge just hoe a trench about 12 to 18 inches from the base of them and then when you water, water into the trench and allow the water to seep down to their roots.

The Snow Pea has been around forever it seems as it is one of the oldest vegetables as recorded as grown on the Thai-Burma border in 9759 BC and they are still popular.

Put some into your garden if you have not tried them. You will be glad you did and remember, do not eat them all in the garden because they are delicious raw.

"Tread the Earth Lightly" and in the meantime May your day be filled with Peace, Light and Love,

Author's note: This article was originally written for GreenThumbArticles.com

About the Author & Artist. Arlene Wright-Correll (1935- ___), popular American award winning Artist, published author, columnist, & is the resident art instructor for Avalon Stained Glass School, at the age of 68, decided to pick up her paint brushes again after 54 years and paint.  She is a cancer and stroke survivor who is able to strive forward each and everyday to welcome the beauty of this small planet.  She also is a China & Porcelain painter, Sandblasting & Etching, Stained Glass & fused glass Artisan. She is one of the six KY Artists who worked 6 months to create the dolls for Journey Jots in 2006 and a Smithsonian Institute art exhibit in 2008. Her published books can be found here . She is also a featured writer for GreenThumbArticles.com and teaches Art Vacation Holidays at Avalon Stained Glass School and Creativity Center.

This Article has been viewed 318 times. (Not updated in real-time.)
No comments yet.
We want your comments! If you can read this, you don't have javascript enabled, so you can't use this comment system. Please enable javascript.