Vegetables

Snow Peas

Sow direct into damp soil, give them something to climb, and pick often.

Pisum sativum var. saccharatum · Vegetables · Annual or seasonal

When to plant Snow Peas in Australia

Sourced timing by broad climate zone. Zones with no sourced timing for an action are left out rather than estimated.

Sow seed: Cool — Apr, May, Jul, Aug, Sep; Temperate — Apr, May, Jul, Aug; Subtropical — Apr, May, Jul; Arid — May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep

Australian planting guide by climate zone

Sourced guidance by broad climate zone, shown as fixed months, timing relative to sowing or planting, or written growing advice. Your GrowCal calendar applies your regional growing profile, so its dates may sit earlier or later than the months below.

Snow Peas planting timing by Australian climate zone
Action	Cool	Temperate	Subtropical	Tropical	Arid
Sow	Apr, May, Jul, Aug, Sep Details Sow in April-May. Sow in July-September.	Apr, May, Jul, Aug Details Sow in April-May. Sow in July-August.	Apr, May, Jul Details Sow in April-May. Sow in July.	No sourced timing currently shown	May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep Details Sow in May-September.
Plant out	—	—	—	Climate guidance Details Snow peas need cool growing weather and do not crop well in tropical heat and humidity. Treat them as a cool dry-season experiment in the tropics rather than a dependable crop.	—
Feed	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown
Pest check	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown
Harvest	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown

Only sourced growing and timing guidance is shown.

Care guidance

Sourced advice for Snow Peas that isn't tied to a month.

Sow direct about 5cm deep into wet soil and do not water again until germination.
Give plenty of room and ventilation; powdery mildew is common.

Zone notes

Tropical: Snow peas need cool growing weather and do not crop well in tropical heat and humidity. Treat them as a cool dry-season experiment in the tropics rather than a dependable crop.

About this data

This schedule is part of GrowCal's preview horticultural dataset — useful as general guidance, and still being validated. Conditions vary with your soil, aspect, frost and variety. Read more on the data & methodology page, or send us a correction.

Other plants in the GrowCal dataset, mostly from the same category.

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