Pretoria - August 2020

Peas v& posies
Veggie of the month
Heirloom sugar snap pea Cascadia is a cool
season vegetable for sowing this month. It
produces unusually sweet, crunchy, edible
pods which are perfect for eating straight
off the bush or adding fresh to salads, but
equally delicious steamed, sautéed, or stirfried.
It’s an easy-to-grow vegetable for
beginners, is a compact vine type, and has
extra disease tolerance to powdery mildew
and mosaic virus. The 7cm to 9cm long, dark
green pods are a produced in abundance,
almost smothering the plant. Be sure to plant
it in a position that receives full sun and has
well-composted soil. For good germination,
soak the seeds overnight before sowing.
Space the plants about 20cm apart, and
keep the soil moist during germination. Pods
should be ready for harvest 60 days from
germination. Depending on the garden’s
micro-climate, Cascadia can be germinated
indoors in seed trays, or sown direct into the
soil. Order online from gropak.co.za
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