Nothing quite says spring like harvesting fresh, crisp pea pods straight from your vegetable garden! Once temperatures begin to increase, peas are one of the best edible crops to plant ...

Growing peas in your garden is a snap with these must-know planting, care, and harvesting tips. Even beginners can learn how to plant and grow peas, a garden favorite for thousands of years.

Keep the compost moist and transplant into the garden once the seedlings have established. Dig out a shallow trench and gently slide the pea seedlings into it. Water and cover with cloches to ...

In some gardening circles, a gardener’s skill is measured by how soon he or she gets the first mess of shelling peas on the ...

Pulses are the dried edible seeds of legumes and make a great addition to any food garden. They include beans, peas, and ...

Amy Dowden said “I am thrilled to have this beautiful new sweet pea named after me. "I love all flowers, and sweet peas have always been a favourite in the summer with their stunning scent.

Few flowers are as nostalgic and charming as ornamental sweet peas, Lathyrus odoratus. Their delicate petals, ruffled blooms, and intoxicating fragrance evoke memories of cottage gardens, ...

Sweet peas are annuals which are raised from seed to flower the same summer and then die. There is a perennial cousin called Lathyrus latifolius, which has pink or white flowers, but unfortunately ...

He writes in his blog: “The time to plant out sweet peas into the garden is mid April in the south and towards the end of the month further north. Sweet peas grow best in rich soil with plenty ...

Because cool conditions favour good germination and that crucial initial growth in peas and carrots, I aim for the earliest seeding possible. Still, I wait until a period of temperate, frost-free ...