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Steve wrote:

On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:02:49 -0700, Billy
wrote:

Let me rephrase, can any one tell me about non-vining snow peas.


Peas that have done well for us have been the Super Sugar Snap and
Oregon giant types, FWIW.
Easy to grow from seed. No need for a more complicated trellis than a
piece of bamboo rod stuck in the ground. Amazing yields.
I'm a bit south from you and a little higher elevation.

What do you want to know, specifically?

Essentially, Im looking at spacing. What I've read so far is to plant
the peas 1" to 4" apart, which makes no sense to me unless one was going
to comeback in and thin afterwards. I must have a faulty premise
somewhere. Otherwise, I plan to plant a foot apart.

Next year I'll go for the the Oregon Giant if I can find it as a, how
shall I say it, non-vining form.

I've tried beans and peas on my trellis and they just don't thrive. The
trellis is in a relatively new area of the garden so maybe it's just a
matter of breaking down the clay. I had a climbing squash there last
year and when it finally got some heat it took off (of course me
thinking it was a weed and pulling it out didn't help it either.)

South of me and higher ground, you say? Mt. Tam or the Santa Cruz
Mountains?
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