Growing peas in your garden is a snap with these must-know planting, care, and harvesting tips.

DENVER — Gardeners begin planting in earnest around St. Patrick's Day. Inside, we celebrate the day with pots of shamrocks. Shamrocks don't really exist in Ireland or anywhere else. They're just Dutch ...

DENVER — Plant now? YES! But you have to plant the correct plant for the season. Gardeners have been brainwashed into thinking that nothing should be planted until after Mother’s Day. That’s now true.

Peas are a cool season crop planted in November and February. While November has past, February is a good month to plant peas that will mature in early spring. Three types of peas are grown by home ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." I can’t remember exactly who or what first drew me to growing sweet peas—it might have been the great ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Whether you’re trying to cut down on your grocery bills, eat a little bit healthier, spend some more time ...

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, ...

Fresh long brinjal. Photo courtesy Getty Images. Do you have a gardening question? The UC Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County can help. Our volunteers are part of the University of California’s ...

High prices, shrinking lot sizes and limited access to community garden spaces are top-of-mind for many these days. Q. Partly ...

NOW storm Gareth has collected his tithe of compost lids and cloches maybe we can get back to getting ready for spring? I hope your greenhouses stood up to the winds. This year I’m making an early ...

The glory of the sweet-pea bloom is behind her, but Glenys Johnson still loves autumn, perhaps most of all. As she pulls the dry pods from her spent vines and opens them to remove the seeds, she knows ...