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    PODS AND ALL

    Feb 13, 2019 3 minutes
    Words Jennifer Stackhouse

    Mangetout label

    Common names: Snow pea, sugarsnap

    Botanical name: Pisum sativum var. saccharatum

    Family: Fabaceae

    Aspect & soil: Sun to light shade; well-drained soil

    Best climate: All areas

    Habit: Annual climber

    Propagation: Seed, seedling

    Difficulty: Easy

    Mangetout is the French word for peas that are eaten in the pod. The word translates as “eat everything” and that’s what you do with sugarsnap and snow peas, which are the Australian names for peas eaten in the pod. As these peas are immature they are tender and,

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