Peas do not grow like beans, which wrap around a support and grow straight up. Peas sprawl. They need to be lifted up and tied onto some kind of support to make them grow upright. This article will ...

If peas were to take a personality test, the result would be: serious climbers. Give them something vertical and they’ll take off like Jack’s beanstalk. Sometimes, though, there’s no space to run ...

Whether you grow mostly vegetables, mostly flowers, or a mix of both, chances are good you've wanted to put some vining plants into the mix—and that means adding a trellis to the gardenscape. A ...

Anyone who's ever grown an indeterminate tomato plant or sprawling squash vine in their garden knows that many edibles need a strong support system to maximize your harvest. But as easy as it is to ...

Craft handmade wood trellis ideas and build a multi-purpose garden trellis that serves as a sitting bench and a drying clothesline. Practical Projects for Self-Sufficiency (Cold Springs Press, 2014), ...

This week’s weather suggests spring may be far away, but gardeners can satisfy their spring fever by planting garden peas this month. Garden peas (Pisum sativum L.) are cool-season crops that include ...

If you’ve never grown peas before, you should! If you’ve ever eaten a pea fresh from the garden, I don’t need to convince you to grow peas. The sugar in peas begins turning into starch from the moment ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Grow vertically with this raised garden bed trellis kit by Gronomics. The trellis is constructed of 100 percent western red cedar ...

DENVER — St. Patrick's Day has long been the traditional date to plant peas. No, it's not too cold or too early. Peas are cool season crops. They germinate and grow best in cool--even cold--weather.

Fall is in the air and I can’t help but think that it is time to dig up the dahlias and plant the sweet peas. Dahlias that were the darling of the garden granny set fell out of fashion for a decade or ...

QUESTION: For the past few years I have planted sweet peas. I get some vines but no bloom. Is there a secret to success with sweet peas? ANSWER: The traditional time to plant sweet peas seeds is ...