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24 Feb 10, Sara (Australia - temperate climate)

I am going to try my first crop of snow peas,I will prepare the bed first as the soil is not in good condition and hope to get a good result, after reading all the the tips. A bit afraid of powery mildew. I live in Adelaide

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07 Nov 09, (Australia - temperate climate)

thanks for all your great tips! its really helped me with mine :)

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24 Jun 09, Annalisa (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Snow peas grow fast - my kids LOVE them because of this. TIP: Make sure you have a trellace or something for them to climb on right away because if they don't have anywhere to climb, they will start to become really "sad". Also - roots can go VERY deep, so make sure there's room downwards as well. I used to pot them, but learned quickly that the roots travel too far for small pots.

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22 Jun 09, Our awesomesauceness tech group (Australia - temperate climate)

We are just preparing to plant snow peas for school. Is there anyone that can give us some tips for how quickly it grows? Thanks :).

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01 May 09, Son (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

I am doing some research on how fertilizers affect the snow peas. Does anyone know any type of fertilizers which could affect the yield of the plant?

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22 Mar 09, Matt (Australia - temperate climate)

Growing snow peas weather conditions too hot though, if it helps i know they don't like full sun or summer conditions and they don't like he wind either... i guess Geraldton is a bad place to grow snow peas They seem to be surviving though with lots o tender loving care and fertilizer

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14 Mar 09, Jeff (Australia - temperate climate)

I live in Melbourne and have been growing snow peas for years, in autumn/winter. Just a few plants were enough to pick for a quick stirfry once a week , the pods were ready to pick just 3-4 days after flowering. I did break up the clay soil in my garden and dig in plenty of manure and organic matter. They are very susceptible to powdery mildew, typically, the new growth just about 'outrun' the mildew which would of course have started with the older growth. I don't use pesticides, but still managed to get a good crop. I am not an expert on mildews etc but to be on the safe side, I don't use the plants as mulch. They would need trellises and shelter from strong winds as the stems are very soft. Good luck.

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11 Mar 09, Jeneara (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

As with all legumes, snow peas host beneficial bacteria, rhizobia, that fixes nitrogen in the soil — this is called a mutualistic relationship and are therefore a useful companion plant, especially useful to grow intercropped with green, leafy vegetables that benefit from high nitrogen content in their soil. (wikipedia)

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