Cultivation: To encourage a prolific crop of pea greens, Rick recommends the plants be trellised or supported with a 1-foot structure and allowed to produce a pod up to 1 inch long.

Plant peas now! Here arae 10 tips to ... There are three varieties of peas: garden peas (sweet peas inside inedible pods), snow peas (edible flat pods with small peas inside) and snap peas ...

Two pods are borne on each stem, making harvesting a cinch. Each 4- to 5-inch pod bears up to 11 peas. Plants are 24-30" tall. Snow peas (edible flat pods with small peas inside) ...

Shelling peas are harvested when the peas inside the pods have fully developed. ... Water the pea plants regularly, especially during dry spells, and aim to provide about 1 inch of water per week.

Peas are a good fit in Iowa and Illinois gardens, and April is prime time plant. Here are some questions about peas, with answers from horticulturists at Iowa State University Extension and ...

Lamborn crossed the mutant with a snow pea and in 1969 got a pea plant with a sweet, thick-walled pod. After 10 years of selective breeding, the sugar snap pea made its public appearance.

Plants are of medium height (80-90 cm) with one to two primary branches and produces pods that measure 8.2-8.6 cm in length and 1.8-1.9 cm in width, ICAR said in a note.