January is a great time of year to start growing sweet peas, and here’s everything you need to know. I’d like to grow some ...

Drop pea seeds 2 inches apart, cover and firm the soil, and water well. There’s no need to thin them later. For a fall crop, ...

There may be few blooms now, but you can dream and plan for summer color and texture. There are flowers to sow in January ...

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 ...

Why grow sweet peas as a screen? Sweet peas need support and a screen is a great way of exploiting their natural growing habit while introducing height, colour and scent in one season. Create a ...

As winter settles in and the outdoor gardening season comes to a close, many gardeners may feel a sense of loss, especially ...

you can still find the Blackdown Blue pea growing somewhere in Somerset. Catrina Fenton, head of the Heritage Seed Library in Coventry, rests the seeds in her hand. "People like to grow something ...

Mendel chose to cross a pea plant that was homozygous and dominant for round (RR), yellow (YY) seeds with a pea plant that was homozygous and recessive for wrinkled (rr), green (yy) seeds ...