Snow Pea,Oregon Sugar Pod Peas , seeds packaged by Jacobs Ladder ENT. USA PRODUCT , NOT FROM CHINA. PLEASE ORDER FROM LOCAL US SELLERS. Produces a huge crop of snow peas with high percentage of two pods per cluster. BETTER THAN ANYTHING YOU CAN BUY AT THE LOCAL STORES. As versatile as snap peas-pick snow peas flat and tender. Vigorous 28" plants bear 4 1/2" long pods. Resistant to pea virus, common wilt and powdery mildew. Superb for freezing. Direct-sow in early spring, again in midsummer for a fall crop. Outstanding winter crop in Zones 9-11. Heirloom peas like it cool, so you can plant them 3-4 weeks before your last frost date but besore the soil is well drained and raised in beds or rows. Germination in these heirloom peas is as low as 45 degrees and it is often said that a cooler pea will be sweater. If you haven't planted any legumes lately then using soil inoculation will increase yields by boosting the available nitrogen in the soil. For the highest yeildes of these delicous edible pod peas, make sure they have thin wire or string to climb. This will give them more room to grow, thus collecting more sunshine and creating better yields. Remember to continually pick the ripe pods as to encourage a longer harvest. Heirloom seeds are hardy but always take care with your garden seeds to give them the appropriate amount of moisture - not letting the vegetable seeds dry out prematurely or overwatering and possibly having them rot. Botanical Name: Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon 'Oregon Sugar Pod II'; Family: Fabaceae (Pea Family) Height: 26 - 32 inches. Spacing: 2 - 3 inches between plants, 18 - 24 inches between rows. Depth: 1 - 1.5 inches. Spread: 5 inches. Sun/Shade: Full sun. Pollinator: Self pollinating. Yield: 20 lbs per 100 foot row. Foliage: Green foliage. Fruit: 4.5 inch pods. Days To Maturity: 68 days.