Pea 'Melting sugar (snow peas)'

Good companion plants are corn, radishes, carrots, beans, turnips and cucumbers but do not plant next to potatoes, garlic or onions. ¹
They take moderate water but do not let them dry out or your pea reduction will drop. ²

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to apply water fairly sparingly. Ideally plant in loamy soil and try to keep the ph of your soil between the range of 5.5 and 6.8 as Melting sugar (snow peas) likes to be in weakly acidic soil.

Sow in spring 6 weeks before last frost date. Sow in double rows and provide poles, trellis or fence for climbing. Can also be planted with corn but allow corn a head start (about 6-7 inches tall) and used as support. Peas typically do not transplant well.
For square foot gardening sow 4 inches apart 8 – 9 plants per square foot.
They do benefit from addtion of wood ashes to the soil prior to sowing. ²

Try to aim for a seed spacing of at least 1.98 inches (5.08 cm) and sow at a depth of around 1.98 inches (5.08 cm).

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Melting sugar (snow peas) about 42 days before your last frost date.

Pea sprouts can handle some snow but hard freezes in the teens will kill them back. ²

Harvest pods before the plump up when peas are barely visable. Also do not water the leaves when flowering or handle them when wet or it will reduce your harvest.
Peas are best harvested in the morning after the dew dries. Be sure to hold the vine when picking peas so you don’t cause damage. ²

If an woman finds 9 peas in a pod the next single man she meets will be her husband. ²

¹ “Harvest to Table entry on Peas”http://www.harvesttotable.com/2009/02/how_to_grow_peas_garden_englis/

² “almanac post on peas”http://www.almanac.com/plant/peas#