Cover the seeds with soil and gently firm it down. Support: Peas are climbing plants that benefit from support. As the plants ...

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 ...

You can base your choice on your local weather, the space you grow them in, or, of course, the flavor and texture. Shelling peas are, as the name suggests, meant to be shelled, and only the peas ...

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 ...

The idea here is to plant a leguminous crop such as beans that enriches the soil with nitrogen, followed by a light-feeding ...