Description
We are so excited to offer this stunning yellow snap pea, bred here in the Pacific Northwest by Alan Kapular. Opal Creek Snap Pea produces high yields of slender, light yellow pods over an exceptionally long harvest period. The pods are oh-so-sweet, perfect for eating straight off the vines, chopped into salads or cooked up in a stir-fry. As pods fill out they turn to a pastel yellow-green, indicating ripeness. Named after the iconic Opal Creek watershed which supports the largest uncut stretch of old growth forest in Oregon (and where Nathaniel happened to work for a year back in 2008!).
Days to Maturity: 70
Latin name: Pisum sativum
Life cycle for seed saving: Annual
Planting Instructions:
Direct sow Opal Creek Snap Pea in early spring. Will germinate with soils as low as 40°F. Seeding depth: 1”. Seeding rate: 1”. Row spacing 4-6”. Provide 4-6ft. trellis for plants to climb.
All of our seed is Non-GMO and Certified Organic by Washington State Department of Agriculture. We grow the majority of our varieties here at Deep Harvest Farm on Whidbey Island while we purchase the rest from other small, organic Northwest seed growers. Finally, all of our offerings are open-pollinated (OP) so that you too can save and share seed from these plants!
