Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Sugar Snap Peas: A Guest Post By Michael Middleton a.k.a. Middle Monkey

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Planting the seeds

Sugar Snap peas are little vines that to grow massive proportions. They give off a lot of veggies that can supply you with enough food for weeks, depending on where you live.
To plant the seeds you want to use a good fine potting soil in a small container flat. When planting the seeds you want to plant them about a half an inch down. Afterward you want to water them until the ground is damp, be careful you don’t soak them.

Caring for the seeds

You want to water the seeds every day, and they will come up in about a week’s time. In a few more days the seedlings will sprout ,and you want to move them to a larger containers with gardening poles in them.

What they look like when they sprout

When they sprout they look like green little weeds with leaves. You want to move them over as soon as you see a sprout because these little suckers grow fast. As they keep growing they will look like little green strings with leaves

What should happen next

The seedlings will grow into vines and start to produce the little peas that can be eaten raw or cooked. Make sure that they are growing on the poles or else they will try to wraparound a fence or something.

As they grow they should go up the pole in the transfer pot because they are vines and they will grow to be happy healthy plants as they continue to give off these peas that can be eaten raw or cooked

If you do all these steps you should find that the plant will grow fast as well as, feeding you with some fantastic peas.


  1. I am growing snap peas for the first time this year! I can't wait. I love the taste!!

  2. Hi!

    I would love to talk to you about an issue that I feel is a hot topic in environmental news and something that most families are intrigued to read about. I have written an article that I think your readers would be interested in seeing on your blog.

    I'm looking to promote that idea that by encouraging grocery shoppers to branch out from their usual selections and to join the local food movement, they can help provide a healthy food choice for their families and create a more sustainable agricultural system.

    Kori Bubnack

  3. Good job!!! Informative, smart, well written, and fun. You documented it nicely and it will be a very important article in Toil the Soil. Thank you

    You make your family proud by being so smart. I bet you'll inspire others to go out and get their hands dirty.

  4. What a great post! My daughter loves to grow sugar snap peas and eats them while she's out playing in the yard. It's just about time to plant them here.

  5. Thanks, Y'all especially you Anna. He was really excited to get it done.

  6. Great guest post! I've never grown snap peas before. Maybe I'll try my hand at it soon. :)

  7. Great article, Michael!!

    -Ms. Stockstill

  8. I like your article! It's very well done and I think you'll inspire other kids to get into gardening. My daughter had fun growing sugar snap peas in her first garden and I think she ate them all right of the vines. Sweet!