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Sugar Snap Peas
Posted on 4/11/20 at 12:41 pm
Posted on 4/11/20 at 12:41 pm
My mom is retiring in a few months and looking to expand her garden. Already has tons of peppers, herbs, etc.
Any tips on growing sugar snap peas? I'd like to help her out and get her peas going but am clueless on gardening.
Any tips on growing sugar snap peas? I'd like to help her out and get her peas going but am clueless on gardening.
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Posted on 4/11/20 at 1:01 pm to 4Andouille
Depending on where you're located, look up your "Planting Zone" for guidelines on what, and when to plant.
If in south La. you are in Zone 9, so just type in your search for Planting Zone 9 and a list will come up telling you when to plant what.
ETA: Sugar snap peas are climbers, so you will need a fence or some sort of trellis for them to climb. Same with cucumbers and many other varieties of beans like Kentucky Wonder Pole Beans or Asparagus (Japanese Yard Long" Beans. They do very well on a trellis.
The bonus is, for your mother, it will be easier to harvest off a trellis instead of all that bending over for bush beans.
If in south La. you are in Zone 9, so just type in your search for Planting Zone 9 and a list will come up telling you when to plant what.
ETA: Sugar snap peas are climbers, so you will need a fence or some sort of trellis for them to climb. Same with cucumbers and many other varieties of beans like Kentucky Wonder Pole Beans or Asparagus (Japanese Yard Long" Beans. They do very well on a trellis.
The bonus is, for your mother, it will be easier to harvest off a trellis instead of all that bending over for bush beans.
This post was edited on 4/11/20 at 1:03 pm
Posted on 4/11/20 at 1:06 pm to 4Andouille
Forgot to mention. Go on-line to a site called "The Helpful Gardener". I am a member of that group and there are tons of folks more than willing to help with any questions or concerns you may have pertaining to all forms of gardening.
Posted on 4/11/20 at 1:14 pm to gumbo2176
Much appreciated!
Posted on 4/11/20 at 6:35 pm to 4Andouille
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Much appreciated!
You're welcome. Just to add a bit. You said your mom is retiring in a few months. So that means near the middle of summer and it is far too hot to put much of anything in the ground then.
Best to get your list of crops you want for a fall garden and get started on that option. Things like cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, kale, Swiss chard, leaf lettuces, spinach, collards, beets, garlic, onions, etc. and if we have a mild winter again, tomatoes, cucumbers, peas all do well.
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