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Modern sugar snap peas first made an appearance in 1979. Confusingly, the first variety of sugar snap pea was marketed with the name 'Sugar Snap' and developed by Dr. Calvin Lamborn. That particular variety has now been outclassed by more recent varieties.
What separates sugar snap peas from garden and mangetout peas are a combination of the sweetness of the skin / pod and the size of the peas (and their sweetness). Sugar snap peas generally have a sweet and very edible pod. The peas are medium sized and very sweet. The whole eating experience of sugar snap peas is one of sweetness and a delicious crunchy texture.
Sugar Ann is a dwarf variety of sugar snap peas and was first released in 1984. It was given an Award of Garden Merit (AGM) by the RHS in 2000.
Sugar Ann is a first early variety of snap pea, one of the very earliest to produce a crop. It will normally reach maturity and be ready to harvest 10 weeks after sowing.
If you have followed our recommendations for sowing peas, this gives you a harvest date for Sugar Ann snap peas of the third week of May in average areas of the UK.
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With an average height of 75cm (30in) it can grow without support in many conditions but appreciates some twigs to cling onto. An average spread of 25cm (10in) makes it can be grown almost anywhere including in containers and is very suitable for small gardens.
Suitable for eating raw or lightly cooked, they freeze exceptionally well.
The Sugar Ann pea variety is open pollinated which means that ripened peas can be saved from one year to the next and they will grow true to type. This involves very little effort, saves buying more seeds the next year and is a satisfying method of growing peas. See our description of how to do this here.
The best time for a first sowing of Sugar Ann pea seeds outdoors in their growing position is second week of March in average areas of the UK.
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If you sow your first seeds indoors, this can safely occur a week earlier. When the seeds have germinated and the plants are a 5cm / 2in above soil level they will need to be hardened off for a couple of weeks before being planted outside.
Ongoing care after sowing Sugar Ann peas is almost non-existent. Peas generate and use nitrogen generated by their roots so feeding is not required.
Immediately after sowing the pea seeds, water them in well. In normal conditions, a good watering when the flowers appear is advised and once again a couple of weeks after, when the peas are beginning to grow in their pods.
Being a very early variety they should be ready for harvest from the first sowing during the third week of May in average areas of the UK.
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At harvest time the pods should be fully formed and the peas inside starting to swell.
As with all garden peas they start to loose their sweetness (the sugars very quickly start to turn to starch) in as little as 30 minutes after picking. So for maximum sweetness pick as near to cooking or freezing them as possible.
Click the link below for our reviews of more pea varieties.
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