2020 AAS Edible – Vegetable Winner
Slender 4″ long pods have the straight and elongated appearance of a succulent green bean but the surprising taste and texture of a snap pea. Snak Hero is so super-sweet and delicious it would be no surprise if they never make it to the kitchen! Stringless, edible pods are perfect for healthy, garden-fresh snacking, stir-frying, or freezing for later. 18-24″ vines can be grown with or without support and are perfect for patio containers or hanging baskets. Frequent harvesting can easily bump up production for a long, substantial harvest window. Peas are a great early-season crop as they can be planted when soil temperatures are above 45 degrees F.
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Snak Hero is adaptable to a variety of growing situations and containers. Plant in-ground or have fun with it in 12″+ patio containers or hanging baskets. Snack peas are considered a cool-season crop and can be sown in early spring once soils are can be worked and soil temperatures reach a minimum of 45F. Soils that are too cool will encourage slow and erratic germination while soil temperatures above 70-75F will inhibit germination. Direct sow seed 1-1.5″ deep and 1-2″
- “Snak pea is a good name for it. Children who visited my trial enjoyed eating the entry right off the plant.”
- “Early long slender tender sweet pods with a very good yield on nice upright and compact plant”
- “A staff favorite. Productive, sweet, crunchy, full of flavor.”
- “Great crispy pods, not to “bumpy” at maturity”
- “Unique, thin curved pods: “sabre-shaped”
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