What it is
Snow Pea (Pisum sativum) is in the Fabaceae (Legume) family. Flat, tender edible pods picked before the peas swell - a cool-season stir-fry staple.
How to grow it
It wants full sun, water it even, and give it average soil. Target a soil pH around 6.0-7.5. Space plants about 2-3 in apart. Expect roughly 60-70. Cool-season annual.
How it's used
Snow Pea is used: stir-fry, raw, steamed.
🔎 How to identify it
- Tendrils
- White flowers
- Flat translucent pods
Edibility
PartsFlat young pods
UsesStir-fry, raw, steamed
CautionPick flat and young.
🌤 Before you plant: check the live 7-day garden weather to time it right for frost and heat.
Part of the free Texas Roots plant database, compiled by Jordan Polasek from his greenhouse in El Campo, Texas. Free to read and share. If it helped, the best thanks is to grow something.