The three-inch pods contain 8 or 9 relatively small peas. Flavor is very sweet. Many of our customers report that this is their long time favorite. This semi-leafless or half leaf pea is well suited to the home garden and freezing. It is an ideal candidate for intensive culture since, when planted at the rate of about 12 seeds per square foot, the vigorous tendrils form a dense hedge, eliminating the need for support and shading out weeds below.
Flavor is very sweet.
The pods run about 3 inches in length and are well filled. Oriental Vegetable Section Snap Pea 259. The latest variety bred by Dr. Calvin Lamborn, being introduced as an improved Sugar Snap. National Gardening magazine featured this variety as the overall best in a nationwide snap pea trial they had with their Test Gardeners in 1993. It matures up to a week earlier than the old Sugar Snap, which it replaces.