Super Sugar Snap Pea Plants

I bought these seeds partially because they were supposed to be disease resistant, but apparently they aren't. On the other hand, I think I might not have planted them in enough soil (not deep enough?). When I threw out my lincoln peas, it seemed like there were a ton of roots circling around the bottom and they were too wet (though they didn't look like they were rotting or anything) so I wondered if they needed deeper soil. I only filled up this container about halfway. It had lots of slits at the bottom for drainage though.

Another possibility is that I didn't use the right soil mixture. I planted these in the half organic potting mix/half perlite mixture and in June when I started transplanting things in soil only they grew a ton better. Also, it may have been too hot, as peas are a cool weather crop. However, it was a very overcast spring so I'm not sure it was really a heat issue. What I think is hot and what peas think is hot may not be the same thing, though.











Based on the way the bottom leaves on some of my basil plants tend to turn yellow, then whitish, then fall off, I also wonder if the peas just weren't getting enough sunlight. Even though I have a second story balcony, it faces west and might not get enough hours of sunlight each day.