Stringy sugarsnap peas

I grow mangetout rather than sugar snap, but stringiness is usually a sign I have left it too long to harvest them.  I get the odd one where the pod was buried in the foliage and I missed it.

Other factors could be lack of water or slow growth, which can make any veg woody, stringy or bitter.  The weather might also be a factor this year as it has flip flopped around and caused problems for a lot of crops.

My sugar snap peas this year are very very poor ,Sugar Ann on the packet.  Some are really thin walled, and cannot be cut easily with a knife,  some ok, some were mangetout.  Most cannot be eaten raw and need cooking. This is bad seed, and not the named variety. I have grown sugar snap peas for years and they are always so easy and reliable. Supplier has agreed to send another packet, which I will probably use for pea shoots in the winter as they might have the same problem.