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 ...

A staple of the summer garden, peas are among the easy-to-grow vegetables that'll thrive in shady areas. Lathyrus oleraceus (formerly Pisum sativum) is the scientific name covering several pea ...

Pea pods are translucent even when mature. I often look through the pods of the peas I grow, to see when they are ready to harvest. Even when mature, some light gets through the pod wall.

No other vegetable is as closely associated with a month of the year as is garden pea, and few things match the gastronomic appeal of fresh peas from the garden. The term “early June peas” often ...

Opening up a bag of frozen peas is way too easy. Besides, once you try the real thing -- the fresh, sweet, straight-from-the-pod variety -- you'll be ordering English peas off every menu during their ...

English peas are known as garden peas or green peas. Their bright green color, slight snap and fresh flavor symbolize the freshness of spring. But don’t confuse English peas with pod peas such as snow ...

Lady Claire Macdonald goes green with envy at those lucky enough to grow and savour a fresh flavour of the garden SADLY, Findus and Birds' Eye have rendered peas a vegetable for ridicule for too many ...