Civil Engineers serve society by designing the built environment and managing the natural environment. You will learn to plan, design, and construct civil works like highways, water and wastewater systems, tunnels, dams, buildings, and bridges.
You will plant your snap peas planting seeds one to one and a half inches deep and one inch apart. Make sure to put 18 to 24 inches between pairs of plants or rows. Early on when growing sugar snap peas, you want to be sure to cultivate and hoe shallowly so you do not injure the plants. Advertisement.
Feel the pods for a second set of clues. A ripe pod is fat and filled out with peas, but not so full that the peas begin to make individual lumps on the pod's surface. Pick one sugar snap pea to test for ripeness. Pull the pea from the vine, holding the vine with one hand so you don't pull it out of place. Snap the pea in half. Look inside the broken halves. If you see thick, green walls and small peas inside the walls, then the peas are ripe and ready to be picked.