Cover the seeds with soil and gently firm it down. Support: Peas are climbing plants that benefit from support. As the plants grow, provide a trellis, stakes, or a pea fence for them to climb on.

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 peas? Peas are such fun to grow - especially for children - and in 6-11 weeks you can experience the utter joy of wandering around your garden, munching on these sweet, juicy beauties ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Peas grow in pods which contain several seeds which can be either green or yellow but ...

Continuously pruning the shrub encourages it to grow tall and straight ... Yam plants grown using pigeon peas as stakes in Ghana. Image courtesy of Eric Owusu Danquah/CSIR. Asrat Amele is a ...