Giardia lamblia is a protozoan (parasite) that is implicated to be the most common non-bacterial causative of diarrhea in North America. Giardia is implicated in 1/4th of all diarrheal diseases in adults in North America.
Peas will sprout in 21 to 30 days if the soil temperature is 38 degrees Fahrenheit and the germination rate, or number of seeds that do sprout, will be low. At temperatures of 65 to 70 F the seeds will sprout within 7 to 14 days and the germination percentage will be in the high 90s for fresh seed.
Harvest snow peas once the peas get to the size of a B-B. Pick them early and often to help promote more flowering. Snow peas are ready about five to seven days after the bloom emerges. It may take a few tries to really get the hang of picking peas, but it won't take long before you are a pea picking pro. Next, we will go over how to pick peas.