Pea Seeds

Bring the sweet flavor of freshly picked peas to your garden with pea seeds from David's Garden Seeds®. Choose Sugar Snap, Green Arrow shelling peas, Mammoth Melting Sugar snow peas or Oregon Giant snow peas to suit your growing space and favorite meals.

Plan Your Cool-Season Pea Garden

Peas are a cool-weather crop. At our garden in Zone 9b, we plant peas in the fall. Spring planting works well in many northern regions, while fall planting can suit warmer climates. Use your local weather and each variety's planting directions to choose the right time for your garden. Allow enough cool growing weather for the crop to mature; heat can shorten the harvest season.

Choose the Right Peas for You

• Sugar Snap: Grow edible-pod peas to harvest when pods are plump but still tender.
• Green Arrow: Choose shelling peas for the sweet peas inside the pod; remove the pods before preparing the peas.
• Mammoth Melting Sugar and Oregon Giant: Grow snow peas for broad, tender edible pods, generally harvested before the peas inside become large.
• Match your season and space: Compare maturity, growth habit and support needs in each listing before planting.

Planting Tips for Success

• Direct sow: Plant in a sunny location with well-drained soil, following each variety's recommended depth and spacing.
• Avoid saturated soil: Peas prefer cool growing conditions, but waterlogged soil can interfere with establishment.
• Install support early: Provide netting, a trellis or other support suited to the variety before vines become tangled. Even shorter peas can benefit from support.
• Keep moisture consistent: Water gently during establishment and maintain even moisture during flowering and pod development without saturating roots.
• Feed thoughtfully: Use soil-test guidance rather than heavy nitrogen feeding. Peas can fix nitrogen with compatible root bacteria, but still need suitable soil and care.
• Weed carefully: Keep competition down while avoiding damage to shallow roots and tender stems.
• Plan successive sowings: Where your cool-season window allows, stagger suitable varieties or sowings for a spread of harvest dates.

Harvest at the Right Stage

Check plants frequently once pods begin forming. Pick snow peas while pods are tender and mostly flat, snap peas when plump and crisp, and shelling peas when the peas are filled out but still tender. Hold the vine while picking to avoid pulling or breaking it. Regular harvests help you enjoy pods before they become tough.

From Garden to Kitchen

• Fresh snacks and salads: Wash tender harvested snap or snow peas for crisp additions to fresh meals.
• Quick stir-fries: Add snow peas near the end of cooking to retain some crunch.
• Simple sides: Briefly steam or sauté suitable pods or shelled Green Arrow peas.
• Soups and rice dishes: Add shelled peas toward the end of cooking so they stay tender.

Kitchen suggestions refer to the peas you harvest, not the planting seeds sold here. These cool-season garden peas are different from warm-season Southern peas or cowpeas.

Why Choose David's Garden Seeds®?

• Veteran-Owned: Supplying premium seeds since 2009.
• GO TEXAN Certified: Supporting local agriculture and communities.
• Integrity Pledge: David's Garden Seeds has taken the Seed Integrity Pledge.
• Vegetable Seed License: David's Garden Seeds has been granted a Vegetable Seed License for the State of Texas.

Order Pea Seeds Today

Choose snap, snow or shelling peas for a sweet, fresh cool-season harvest.

Browse the products below for current availability, seed counts and individual growing instructions. These products are seeds, not harvested peas or live plants.

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