A beautiful purple podded  sugar snap.  With a very sweet delicious flavour raw or cooked. Tall plants and strong climbing tendrils.

To get the sweetest flavour, peas are best cooked when picked young and cooked within 30 minutes of harvest, before the sugar has turned to starch.
 
When to Sow: Apr - Jun
 
HOW TO SOW:
Sow in pots - Sow 3-4  seeds per 10cm pot  filled with damp compost. Cover with 5cm of soil. Transplant to final cropping position once large enough to handle.

Sow Direct  - into a prepared flat bottomed drill into 15cm wide flat drills. Sow ina  zig zag pattern along the drill with 5cm spacing and cover with 5cm of soil. Firm gently and keep moist. 
 
Classification: Hardy Annual
Germination Time: 2-3 weeks
Flowering Time:Jul - Sep
 
Site: Full Sun
Soil Type: Will grow in most soils
Soil Acidity: All Types
Moisture: Well drained
Care: Autumn sowings will need to overwintered in greehouse or coldframe. Young plants may need protection from birds with netting or twigs. Will need staking with peasticks or netting.
Use: Edible
Harvest: Pick regularly for the best yield and  to encourage a longer harvest period.
 
Days to Maturity:  84 Days
Feed:Manure
Height:1.8m
Plant Spacing:  5cm