Pisum sativum var. saccharatum 'Yakumo'
Sugar Snap Pea 'Yakumo'
Peas are an easy crop to grow, very productive, and if planted in succession give pickings from mid to late summer. There are two main types of pea, dwarf and climbing, the later needing supports. In addition round seeded peas tend to be the hardy varieties and are the early peas; wrinkled seeded being the later type, being second early and main crop. Mange tout are an edible pod variety always best picked young before the seed swells. 'Yakumo' is an heirloom Snow Pea variety from Japan which has pink and purple flowers followed by large, sweet pods.
Contributed by @kittenflower
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Sugar Snap Pea 'Yakumo'
Latin name
Pisum sativum var. saccharatum 'Yakumo'
type
Vegetable
family
Fabaceae
ph
7.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
0.50 M
2.00 M
Pisum sativum var. saccharatum 'Yakumo'
Peas are an easy crop to grow, very productive, and if planted in succession give pickings from mid to late summer. There are two main types of pea, dwarf and climbing, the later needing supports. In addition round seeded peas tend to be the hardy varieties and are the early peas; wrinkled seeded being the later type, being second early and main crop. Mange tout are an edible pod variety always best picked young before the seed swells. 'Yakumo' is an heirloom Snow Pea variety from Japan which has pink and purple flowers followed by large, sweet pods.
Propagation by seed
From Early Spring TO Early Summer
Early round seeded peas can be sown in early Spring; and wrinkle seeded, second early or main crop varieties are best sown in mid Spring, when the ground has warmed a little. Sow in shallow trench about 2" deep and 10" wide sprinkle seed in the bottom to end up about 4" apart.
Planting outdoors in spring
From Mid Spring TO Mid Summer
Plant container grown peas in mid Spring in triple rows about 4" between seedlings. Don't let them dry out.
kittenflower