Best time to plant snow pea in Australia
Pisum sativum var. saccharatum
Also called mangetout, Chinese pea
Flat, thin-walled pods set snow peas apart from the rounder, thicker snap pea. You eat the whole thing, pod and small seeds together, before it ripens. Despite the name, it is not planted any earlier than other peas, and Western Chinese restaurants use it often.
On a shared plot: suits a plot
Finishes in a season and stays within its space, so it suits most plots.
When to sow
| Zone | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CoolNot yet checked against a local guide | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | No | No |
| TemperateNot yet checked against a local guide | No | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | No | No | No |
| SubtropicalNot yet checked against a local guide | No | No | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | No | No | No | No | No |
| TropicalNot yet checked against a local guide | No | No | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| AridNot yet checked against a local guide | No | No | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | No | No | No | No | No |
Good months to sow
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Growing details
- How to start
- Sow directly in the bed
- Sowing depth
- 20mm
- Plant spacing
- 20cm
- Row spacing
- 30cm
- Height
- 70cm
- Germination
- Best at about 22°C
- Time to harvest
- 70-77 days
- Frost
- Hardy, takes a light frost
- Sun
- Full sun
- Life cycle
- annual
These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.