Sugar-snap peas

We have a great crop of sugar-snap peas going. This was our first attempt at a fall planting of sugar-snap peas at GSB and it is working out well. I am still disappointed at our low germination rates for sugar-snap peas - don't know what the problem could be. Both Burpee and Meyers' have performed equally poorly - so it must be something I am doing. The cool thing is that February is only 2 1/2 months away!!! Crazy, huh!?