Go vertical:instead of letting trailing plants run wild and take over your small bed, provide a trellis or other support for them to climb on. Avoid overcrowding:Maximizing space in your small bed isn’t about shoving as many plants as possible in a tiny area. It is about utilizing the ...
Corn also serves as an excellent living trellis for bean plants. Plant your corn first, and once the stalks are a few inches tall, sow beans around them. Justensure the soil is nutrient-rich enough to support both crops. As the pole beans grow, they’ll naturally climb up the corn sta...
1. Snap Peas Bush Sugar Snap Peas like “Cascadia” are easy to grow and need only moderate support compared to their tall-growing cousins. The big seeds are easy for little fingers to handle and the peas don’t need to be shelled – eat them whole, raw, cooked or right out of the ...
or simmer on low on the stove for about 45 minutes. If cooking on the stove, stir every once in a while so the beans don’t stick to the bottom of your pan.
and often. Train them up a trellis or some netting, and tie them up toward the netting every foot or so. They’ll keep flowering through a good part of the early summer. Some great sources for sweet peas areFloret Seeds,Owl’s Acre in England, andEnchanting Sweet Peasright here in Seb...