can you plant sugar snap peas in partial shade?

I am moving things around in my garden to make room for sweet potatoes . I am wondering if I can plant my snap peas in an area that is shaded part of the time.

Our sugar snaps are along the west border of the carport and get sun beginning at noon and lasting until an hour before sunset. They're setting peas right now - first picking of the year tomorrow or Monday.

I dont even have mine in the ground yet. I want to plant them in a spot that gets about 5 to 6 hourrs of sun.

5 to 6 hours is plenty for most vegetables. 8 hours is optimum for sun lovers like tomatoes and peppers but not nessecary.

It also depends on the type of shade. Light shade from trees and other plants is fine. Shade from buildings is too harsh. Afternoon sun is more intense than morning. The sun becomes higher in the sky during the summer. Your spot may have more and moreintense sun towards the middle of summer.

My corn, cucumbers and potatoes are partially shaded during the day and thrive. I've even growing tomatoes in the same beds with high productivity.

Those in hot climates, shading during the hottest part of the day is beneficial.

I quess there is a big difference in our climates I had to cover my strawberries last night because of a freeze warning I am curious how cold does it get a night there in AZ. my shaded spot is under a big cotton wood , atree I love and hate at the same time.

In this part of AZ, overnight lows mid-50s this time of year. From mid-December through Feb, common to have light freezes overnight. A few times over the last decade we've seen low 20s.

Here in Northern CA I've planted both sugar snap and sweet peas in partial shade (probably 5 hours of sun) and they've done well-peas like it cool. In fact, last season I planted where the peas got more (light) shade as the summer wore on, and I got peas until fall. It was fabulous!

it would sure free up a lot more space if I plant them by my cottonwood and they get just about 5 hours of sun. if nothing else it will keep me busy for a while .

I've been to Indiana in the summer, and I'd bet that peas could stand a little pm shade in the heat of summer.

Hummingtammy: I'm not that far from you, and I have my snow peas in an area that gets partial shade from a maple tree. Doesn't seem to hurt them at all; I probably get about 5 hours of full sun in that location. Since they like cooler temps, I think the little bit of shade may actually protect them from some of our unseasonably warm spring days.

mom2goldens , do you use fertilizer on your peas? mine last year got brown spots on them I wondered if they were getting to much sun.