When I began gardening as an adult, every member of my family and every friend grew hordes of peas. Yet I struggled with it – ...

Once temperatures begin to increase, peas are one of the best edible crops to plant, as they thrive in the cool and sunny days of springtime. Green peas are vining plants with a vigorous growth ...

THERE’S few things more lovely than a sweetpea in bloom. Especially if they’re filled with fragrance and happily climbing ...

Once peas have reached 5-8cm (2-3in) in height and their tendrils begin to reach out for support, place stakes next to plants. To grow an early crop, try sowing seeds in a length of old guttering ...

Once germinated, move them to a cool, sheltered position such as a coldframe. Young sweet peas like growing in cool conditions but don’t tolerate being frosted. If it’s too warm, they can become weak.

Infonet-biovision.org notes that peas do best in cool and moist growing conditions. They are grown by directly sowing them on well prepared moist soils with a pH of 6 to 7.5 that is rich in ...

STANWOOD, Wash. — If you want to grow your own plants or flowers but don't have a green thumb - a new book is here to help! Marryn Mathis is the founder of the Farmhouse Flower Farm in Stanwood.

Lettuce, spinach, kale, cabbage and peas can be planted now. If you want to grow them from seed, start them in a sunny window and move them outside once the seeds germinate. It's easy to plant a ...

Why grow peas? Peas are such fun to grow - especially for children - and in 6-11 weeks you can experience the utter joy of wandering around your garden, munching on these sweet, juicy beauties ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Peas grow in pods which contain several seeds which can be either green or yellow but ...

Sweet peas like to grow their roots long - and they don't like being disturbed. So the best way of keeping them happy is to fill toilet rolls with compost - and then place on a seed tray.