Sugar Ann
Extra early, incredibly sweet snap peas on short, 60cm (2') vines that don't require trellising. Excellent choice for smaller garden spaces. The bushy plants produce crisp, tasty, 6cm (2½") pods, and have excellent resistance to pea enation virus and powdery mildew. 1984 AAS Winner and RHS Award Winner for Garden Merit.
Matures in 56 days. (open pollinated seeds)
PE617 A (25g) approximately 125 seeds
PE617 B (75g) approximately 375 seeds
PE617 C (225g) approximately 1125 seeds
PE617 D (1kg) approximately 5000 seeds
PE617 E (5kg) approximately 25000 seeds
PE617 S (22.7kg) approximately 113500 seeds
Delicious pods of sweetness
Submitted by
judysunshine on
August 22, 2010
Overall Rating : 
5 out of 5 (Overall Rating)
These snap peas were so easy and have been producing all year. I planted them pretty early (March/April) and by June we were enjoying the pods. The longer you leave them, the fatter/rounder the pods get, the sweeter they taste. It's late-August now and the same plants are still producing, though they have died off some. I also planted another batch in mid-July and they are taking off too. One thing to note: I planted two sets of peas. One in my garden, with really good soil/compost, and then I also planted some in pots, with regular potting soil and a bit of compost. The potted plants produced just a little bit, and only grew about 1/3 of the size of the garden-planted peas. I'm not sure if it's the pot, or the soil that made the difference, but I'm guessing it's the soil because all of my veggies in the garden did really well. (A neighbour said my broccoli (Nutra Bud) looked professional quality!) |
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| Reviewer Information |
| Location: |
Sunshine Coast |
| Would recommend: |
Yes |
| Type of gardening: |
Small Garden |
| Gardening skill: |
Moderately skilled |
| Types of plants: |
Herbs,Flowers,Vegetables,Perennials |
| Gardening experience: |
1-5 years |
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Jury is still out
Submitted by
Michael on
July 16, 2010
Overall Rating : 
3 out of 5 (Overall Rating)
Let me first say that this season has been terrible for peas. Bush peas refused to germinate, and the Sugar Ann\'s did not fair much better. My germination was approximately 45-60%. That being said, the peas that did come up proved to be nice, compact vines closer to bush peas than vines. On average we harvested between 8 and 12 pods per plant. Taste was good without being exceptional. Perhaps I was expecting something a little sweeter. The pods held up well under challenging conditions and perhaps the weather was the cause of slightly tough pods. Still, far, far superior than what you can get on a commercial level. |
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| Reviewer Information |
| Location: |
Central Ontario |
| Would recommend: |
Yes |
| Type of gardening: |
Large Garden |
| Gardening skill: |
Moderately skilled |
| Types of plants: |
Vegetables |
| Gardening experience: |
1-5 years |
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