Add this small but rewarding vegetable to your garden. Stacy Tornio has authored more than 15 books about animals, nature, and gardening. She is a master gardener and master naturalist. While peas are ...

• Seeds for sweet peas and native California wildflowers should be planted in November to get the best blooms this spring. • Sweet peas have a delicate, unforgettable fragrance that has never been ...

If you’re the kind of gardener who likes to get out early in the spring to start growing vegetables well before your last frost, you’ll likely love growing peas. Peas prefer cool weather! I was ...

EVERY YEAR, RIGHT around Valentine’s Day, I begin soaking, sprouting and starting seeds, dreaming of the fragrant blossoms to come. This year, I’m tweaking my familiar garden ritual. Earlier this ...

Time’s a'wasting. If you have not started your spring garden yet, better hop to it. And if you are a garden novice, the best way to get your feet wet in gardening is with an early crop of garden peas.

Many vegetables that were planted back in spring, such as tomatoes, squash, cucumbers and snap beans, are finishing or have already reached the end of their productive season. Once the harvest is ...

Growing peas may sound like a gardening endeavor relegated to spring, but with the right setup, you can yield a delicious crop of crisp peas indoors year-round. So long as they receive ample sunlight, ...

Pigeon peas, or as locally known – mbaazi, is a perennial legume that is loved for its nutritional value. Raw, mature green seeds of pigeon peas can be eaten as vegetables but in Kenya, the dry grains ...

Selecting appropriate containers is key to growing pigeon pea on your balcony. Choose pots that are at least 12 inches deep to accommodate the root system. Make sure they have drainage holes to ...

One way to isolate seed-saving plants is to grow them in containers away from other garden plants, such as these four ...