Peas
Snap peas, snow peas, garden peas – these garden gems are some of the fastest-growing, highest-yielding crops you can grow. Our growing guides show you how to cultivate the sweetest harvests, fight pests, support plants and ensure the longest seasons of growth.
Peas
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Green Arrow Pea Care – What Is A Green Arrow Shelling Pea
There are many varieties of pea out there. From snow to shelling to sweet, there are a lot of names that can get a little confusing and overwhelming. This article will tell you more about the pea “Green Arrow” variety, including tips for Green Arrow pea care and harvest.
By Liz Baessler
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Misty Shell Pea Plants – Learn How To Grow Misty Peas In Gardens
Shell peas, or garden peas, are among some of the first vegetables that can be planted into the garden in late winter and early spring. Vigorous disease resistant varieties such as ‘Misty’ will produce bountiful yields throughout the cool growing season. Learn more here.
By Tonya Barnett
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What Are Sugar Ann Peas – How To Grow Sugar Ann Pea Plants
Sugar Ann snap peas are earlier than sugar snap by several weeks. The sweet pods have a crisp snap and the plant produces copious quantities of them. Sugar Ann pea plants are easy to grow, low maintenance, and early season veggies. Click here to learn more.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Spring Pea Cultivar – How To Grow A Pea ‘Spring’ Plant Variety
If you can't wait for the first taste of produce out of your garden, an early spring pea variety might be the answer to your wishes. What are spring peas? These tasty legumes germinate when temperatures are still cool and grow rapidly. Click here to learn more.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Survivor Pea Cultivation – Growing Survivor Peas In The Garden
Consider the Survivor pea plant if you are looking for a unique variety that will give you a lot of peas with a time to maturity of just over two months. Learn more about growing pea ‘Survivor’ plants in this article. Click here for more information.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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Thomas Laxton Pea Planting – How To Grow Thomas Laxton Peas
For a shelling or English pea, Thomas Laxton is a great heirloom variety. This early pea is a good producer, grows tall, and does best in the cooler weather of spring and fall. Learn more about the pea ‘Thomas Laxton’ variety in this article.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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Pea ‘Super Snappy’ Care – How To Grow Super Snappy Garden Peas
A sugar snap pea is a true delight to pick right out of the garden and eat fresh. These sweet, crunchy peas, which you eat pod and all, are best fresh but can also be cooked, canned, and frozen. Click here to learn how to grow Super Snappy garden peas.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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Sugar Bon Pea Care: How To Grow A Sugar Bon Pea Plant
Few things taste better straight from the garden than a crisp, fresh, and sweet sugar snap pea. If you’re looking for a good variety for your garden, consider Sugar Bon pea plants. This is a smaller, more compact variety with good yields. Learn more in this article.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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Pea ‘Dwarf Gray Sugar’ – Tips On Caring For Dwarf Gray Sugar Peas
If you’re looking for a plump, tender pea, Dwarf Gray Sugar pea is an heirloom variety that doesn’t disappoint. You can learn about planting and caring for Dwarf Gray Sugar peas in the following article. Click here for more information.
By Mary H. Dyer
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Snowflake Pea Info: Learn About Growing Snowflake Peas
What are Snowflake peas? A type of snow pea with crisp, smooth, succulent pods, Snowflake peas are eaten whole, either raw or cooked. If you’re looking for a sweet, succulent pea, Snowflake may be the answer. Learn about growing Snowflake peas in your garden here.
By Mary H. Dyer
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Little Marvel Pea Plants: Tips For Growing Little Marvel Peas
If you want an heirloom pea, try growing Little Marvel peas. What are Little Marvel peas? This variety has been around since 1908 and provided gardeners with generations of sweet, vigorous peas. Little Marvel pea plants are easy to grow with help from this article.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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What Are Edible Pod Peas: Learn About Peas With Edible Pods
When people think of peas, they think of the tiny green seed (yes, it’s a seed) alone, not the exterior pod of the pea. Peas with edible pods were made for lazy cooks because let’s face it, shelling peas is time consuming. Interested in growing edible pod peas? Click here.
By Amy Grant
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Early Perfection Pea Info – How To Grow Dark Seeded Early Perfection Peas
Dark Seeded Early Perfection, also known as just Early Perfection, is a variety of pea that gardeners love for its flavor and for how easy the plant is to grow. You can learn more about this pea and when to plant it in this article.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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Lincoln Pea Growing – Tips On Caring For Lincoln Pea Plants
Those who grow Lincoln peas in the garden rave about the low-maintenance requirements for these legume plants and the incredibly sweet, delicious flavor of the peas. If you are thinking of planting peas, click here for more information and tips on how to grow Lincoln peas.
By Teo Spengler
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Peas And Root Knot Nematodes – A Guide To Pea Nematode Resistance
Root knot nematodes tend to be most troublesome, primarily because they attack such a wide range of crops. Different nematodes have different preferences. This article discusses the pea root knot nematode. Click here to learn more.
By Mary H. Dyer
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How And When To Harvest Peas For The Freshest Flavor
You may be wondering when to pick peas for the best flavor and long-lasting nutrients. Learning when to harvest peas is not difficult. This article can help with how and when to harvest peas.
By Becca Badgett
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Empty Pea Pods: Why Are There No Peas Inside Pods
One of the earliest crops, peas are prolific producers and generally fairly easy to grow. That said, they do have issues and one of them may be no peas inside pods. What could be the reason for no peas inside the pods? Find out in this article.
By Amy Grant