Q&A for How to Grow Sugar Snap Peas

If your sugar snap pea plant has grown but not shown any signs of flowering, it's a sign that they have too much nitrogen in the soil. You should balance out the nitrogen with phosphorous, which can be found in bone meal.

It's not easy to tell how many pea pods you'll be able to harvest. However, if your plant isn't fruiting enough, you can pinch back the growing tip to encourage it to fruit more.

You should aim to plant your sugar snap peas right after the last frost. This should happen right before spring starts.

Sugar snap peas typically grow around three feet tall, if grown in the correct conditions.

Yes, you can, but it is best to wait until they have dried up on the plant if you wish to do so. If they are removed from the pods while still fresh, it won't work as well.

You should blanch your sugar snap peas before freezing them. This process destroys any enzymes responsible for decomposing fruits that have come off the parent plant. Blanching your peas before freezing will keep them fresh for up to 8 months.

It depends on how big your garden is and how many peas you want. If you have room and want enough peas for 2 people to eat fresh peas, plant all the seeds in a packet that's about 21 grams. Instructions for how to plant are on the packet.

The top of the roots should be about one inch (2½ cm) deep, so you'd want the holes to be a little deeper than that, depending on the size of the root balls.