Sugar Snap Peas
Best varieties: Sugar Snap, Cascadia, Super Sugar Snap
Easy
Vegetable
❄️ Frost Hardy
🐾 Pet Safe
🌲 PNW Growing Notes
A PNW spring classic. One of the earliest crops you can direct sow. Peas fix nitrogen in the soil for future crops.
☀️ Light
Full sun to part shade
💧 Water
Moderate, even moisture
🪨 Soil
Well-drained, pH 6.0–7.5
📏 Spacing
3" apart
📅 Planting Timeline (Seattle)
🌱
Direct Sow
Feb–Mar (as soon as soil is workable)
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Harvest
May–Jul
💡 Pro Tip
Inoculate seeds with rhizobium bacteria for better nitrogen fixation. Provide a trellis for climbing types.
🤝 Companion Planting
✅ Good Companions
Carrots, Radishes, Spinach, Corn
❌ Keep Away From
Onions, Garlic