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My snow peas are about 6' tall!
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catherinet 5 (
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Wed, Jun 11, 14 at 20:31
They've never gotten this tall before. They are just starting to make pods, and lot of them bent over about 4-5' up and I'm not sure those tops will make it now. I've also never had snow peas lean towards the sun before.
Are snow peas supposed to grow that tall? |
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RE: My snow peas are about 6' tall!
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| Depends on variety. Some peas can get near 8 feet tall. As long as they are bent, not broken, and are still green they might still produce. If they start to yellow or brown then cut them off. Rodney |
RE: My snow peas are about 6' tall!
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| This is something different about weather this year. I am in the same zone as you. Peas got to 4 feet tall without a single flower this year! Added 2 more feet - got 2 flowers) |
RE: My snow peas are about 6' tall!
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| My snow peas, planted in late November and harvested in April (it was a cold winter -- slowed 'em down) topped out at 6 feet. Not unusual. They were on EW trellises, and they very definitely phototroped toward the south. I found that a bit surprising. The southermost trellis somewhat shaded the northermost one, and I did get a somewhat bigger harvest from that former, better illuminated, trellis. |
RE: My snow peas are about 6' tall!
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| Thanks everyone. We did have a ton of rain this spring.
Galinas..........mine did the same thing. They were about 4' tall with no blossoms....then after another foot or 2, they slowly put out blossoms. |
RE: My snow peas are about 6' tall!
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What kind are they?
I bought seeds from the Burpees display at our local store, then when I got home realized I had no idea how big they were going to get. There was NOTHING on the package that even suggested a height.
I went to their website and discovered that one kind was supposed to grow to about 2 feet, and the other was supposed to be 4-6 feet. That's a big variation to not mention! |
RE: My snow peas are about 6' tall!
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| Well, formally, mine were sugar snap, and not snow peas. I often consider them equivalent, but they really aren't. Sugar snaps are sweeter. Mine were Super Sugar Snap this year. Last year they were regular Sugar Snap. Both grew to 6-foot height, just like the seed catalogs said they would. But yes, it looks like real Snow Peas aren't supposed to get that tall. |
RE: My snow peas are about 6' tall!
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| I'm not sure what they were. I sometimes use left-over ones from the year before. I think I should have supported them once they reached 4'. The ones that got bent over aren't doing so well. Every year ican be so different for all the veggies! |
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