Best time to plant snow pea in Rutherglen
Pisum sativum var. saccharatum
Also called mangetout, Chinese pea
Sow snow pea in Rutherglen in Mar to Jul.
Flat, thin-walled pods set snow peas apart from the rounder, thicker snap pea. You eat the whole thing, pod and small seeds together, before it ripens. Despite the name, it is not planted any earlier than other peas, and Western Chinese restaurants use it often.
When to sow in Rutherglen
Rutherglen, VIC is in the arid zone. Its months for snow pea apply here without a frost adjustment.
Not yet checked against a local guide.
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Frost in Rutherglen
Frost usually arrives in Rutherglen around early April and finishes by early November. In about 1 year in 10 it comes as early as mid March or as late as mid December, so frost-tender crops are planned around those dates.
From its Bureau of Meteorology station, 1991 to 2020, counting a night at 2°C or lower as a frost. Frost hollows and hillsides can shift these dates by weeks, so ask the growers at your garden too.
On a shared plot: suits a plot
Finishes in a season and stays within its space, so it suits most plots.
Growing details
- How to start
- Sow directly in the bed
- Sowing depth
- 20mm
- Plant spacing
- 20cm
- Row spacing
- 30cm
- Height
- 70cm
- Germination
- Best at about 22°C
- Time to harvest
- 70-77 days
- Frost
- Hardy, takes a light frost
- Sun
- Full sun
- Life cycle
- annual
These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.