St. Patrick’s Day(March 17) is the traditional day forplanting peas, one of the easiest plants to grow. It’s said to bring luck come harvest time. And it makes sense: Soil is typically thawed and workable, and these veggies prefer to get started in chilly spring weather. Growing Wate...
Snap peashave tender pods and juicy seeds. They are eaten pod and all. They are not shelled or dried. Snap peascan be eaten when they are young like snow peas or the pea seeds can be allowed to enlarge; snap peas are then eaten pod and all when they are meatier. Snap peas can be...
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Growing peas in a greenhouse allows you to have fresh peas all year round. Peas are well suited to wintering in a greenhouse, as they are much more cold-tolerant than other types of vegetables. In fact, warm weather often adversely affects pea pod production, so save the summer garden spa...
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Peas are an easy crop to seed save. Simply wait until the vine has dried up and the seeds can heard when the pod is shaken. “Rattle dry” pea pods are ready to be brought indoors and and laid out in a well ventilated space. ...
People are often surprised to learn that peanuts (Arachis hypogaea) are not nuts at all. Actually, they are legumes related topeasandbeans. The peanut plant is unique because its flowers grow above ground, yet the “fruit” (peanuts) grow below ground. ...
There are many types of beans for the home gardener, both fresh and dried. Fresh beans can be picked throughout the season, giving a steady supply of vegetables for weeks at a time. Dried beans are harvested at the end of the season, and can be stored fo
© Steve MasleyClick IMAGE to Enlarge Legumes have both cool-season and summer vegetables in the same plant family. Peas and fava beans are cool-season plants that grow best in spring and fall, but cook out in hot weather. Green beans are summer vegetables that languish and die when the...
Make sure to give your potted, vining sweet peas a support to climb, or you could end up with some very floppy plants. A small trellis in the pot or setting the pot close to a structure will achieve the purpose. Propagation Propagate by collecting and storing seeds from dried seed pods....