Sugar Pods

Latin: Pisum sativum L.
Swedish: Sockerärtor 'Oregon Sugar Pod'
English: Sugar pods 'Oregon Sugar Pod'
Producer: Bröderna Nelson, purchased at ICA Maxi 7/6-2011

Planted 8/6-2011 (See scheme for raised bed)
They do not grow very quickly.... Still very small after nearly two months. Loosing hope on these guys. I guess, it needed to be precultivated also?!
This is how they looked like after one month:

5/7-2011

Producer's description
Species worth cultivating. Gives pods in late Summer under a long period of time. The length of the pods will be about 10cm. Resistant against pests and other plant diseases.
Producer's instructions
Plant early, as soon as the earth is not frozen any longer until mid-june.
Plant in a row.
Appreciates soil rich in organic material, but is fine with most types of soil.
Water when dry weather.
Harvest within 2 months from planting.
Should be harvested before the pods start becoming round.
Depth: 3cm
Distance between plants: 6cm
Distance between rows: 50cm
Full sun
Harvest: July-October