Beans & peas · cool season
Snap peas
Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon
Eat the whole pod. Sugar Ann (short) and Sugar Snap (tall) are Ohio standards.
- When to plant in Ohio
- Direct sow March to early April
- Harvest window
- Late May through June
- Days to maturity
- 60–70
- Spacing
- 2 in. on a 5–6 ft trellis
- Light
- Full sun
How to grow it
Same early sowing as shelling peas. Pick when pods are plump but peas inside are still sweet, not starchy. Heat ends the crop fast—plant a generous row in March so you finish before June heat.
Related beans & peas
Bush green beans 50–60
Pole beans 60–70
Lima beans 70–90
Garden peas 55–70