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23-06-2003, 08:57 PM

(Pat Kiewicz) wrote in message ...
zxcvbob said:

I'm growing snow peas this year for the first time. I think the variety is
Oregon Early Giant, or something like that. When do I pick them? As soon
as the pods are almost 3 inches long, or do I let them fill out just a
little -- where I can see the immature peas bulging the pods? Thanks.

With snow peas, pick them when they have reached their full size, before the
immature peas have become any more than tiny bumps. Let them go to far
and they will get tough and stringy.

Definitely pick them early! By the time the peas get bulgy, they've
developed thick strings along the sides.

Three inches is about right. The hotter it gets, the faster they'll
mature. And be prepared to pick a lot! Everytime I pick snow peas,
I get 10x more than I expected -- they're hard to see in there.

Susan B.