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Peas At-A-Glance
Looking to add peas to your vegetable garden? Learn about the different types of peas and find out which ones are best suited for your garden and cooking needs.
From snap peas to snow peas, there are many different types of peas that you can grow in your garden. Let’s talk about the unique characteristics of each type and how to incorporate them into your gardening plans!
There are three main types of edible peas you’ll find in a seed catalog:
Despite their name, chickpeas are not peas. They are a member of the legume family like peas and beans, but they themselves are not peas.
For new gardeners or gardeners with small spaces, snow or snap peas are a great place to start! Just a few snow pea or snap pea plants will produce a wonderful crop of crisp, tender peas!
Many gardening catalogs also offer sweet peas. These are a beautiful annual flower that look great in floral arrangements, but they are not edible. If you are looking to grow vegetables, make sure that what you are planting is safe to eat!
The “best” pea varieties are pretty subjective—a lot depends on your growing area, climate, and personal tastes! But these are some of our favorites:
If we have a trellis available, we like to grow climbing, vining pea plants. Some of our favorite climbing varieties include:
But if you are short on space or don’t want to deal with training the vines to a trellis, there are bush peas you can grow as well. Some of our favorite varieties there are:
