Organic Cascadia Sugar Snap Pea

Organic Cascadia sugar snap pea start

Cascadia sugar snap pea is a certified-organic live transplant for cool-season production of plump edible pods. The pods are harvested before they become tough and can be eaten whole in salads, stir-fries, or fresh from the garden. Tendrils help the vines climb, but a trellis installed at planting keeps growth supported and the crop easy to pick.

• Plant form: Live potted vegetable start in an approximately 2.75-inch pot
• Organic status: Certified organic by CCOF
• Crop type: Open-pollinated hardy annual pea
• Catalog zones: 3–10; choose a cool planting window for your climate
• Estimated maturity: Approximately 55 days under suitable conditions
• Light: Full sun
• Pollination: Pea flowers are self-fertile; no separate pollinizer variety is required

Transplanting and trellising

Harden the start gradually before planting outdoors. Set the root ball level with the soil surface in fertile, well-drained ground, and avoid breaking the young roots. Provide support immediately rather than untangling mature vines later. Keep the root zone evenly moist, especially through flowering and pod fill, while avoiding saturated soil.

Harvest when pods are full-sized, bright green, and crisp but before the peas become overly starchy. Hold the vine with one hand while picking to avoid tearing stems. Frequent harvest encourages continued flowering while temperatures remain favorable. Heat shortens the productive season, so use local frost and temperature patterns when scheduling the crop.

Read the late-season pea planting guide for timing principles, or browse other vegetable and herb starts.

Remove vines after production ends rather than leaving diseased residue in the bed, and clean the support before the next crop. Do not assume the nursery plant's organic certification automatically certifies a later home harvest.