• Seeds for sweet peas and native California wildflowers should be planted in November to get the best blooms this spring. • Sweet peas have a delicate, unforgettable fragrance that has never been ...

Picking up beautiful seedlings at a garden center is always tempting, but here are a few plants you should consider growing ...

Question: Have you ever heard of pea shoots? I noticed them at the farmer’s market last week. How can anyone grow them at home? And what sorts of dishes are they good in? Answer: Yes, I have heard of ...

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 ...

Many vegetables that were planted back in spring, such as tomatoes, squash, cucumbers and snap beans, are finishing or have already reached the end of their productive season. Once the harvest is ...

Blue butterfly pea is a perennial tropical vine known for its striking, vibrant blue flowers. It has an interesting botanical name, Clitoria ternatea, because the flower’s shape resembles a human ...

NO MATTER THE weather, you can get a jump on spring by growing your own tender greens indoors. You don’t have to have a yard — or even a green thumb — to grow edible plants right in your own kitchen.