Been in the video wilderness for awhile but I'm back with some tips on growing food crops in containers. In this example we grow peas in a medium sized pot and I explain my secret growing medium for ...

In this video, I give you my five top tips on how to grow a ton of snow peas so if you want to know how to grow lots of peas watch this vid! Self Sufficient Me is based on our small 3-acre ...

Autumn is officially here - and it's time for green-fingered enthusiasts to start to prepare their gardens and outdoor spaces ...

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 ...

The heat of summer has arrived with farmers markets and home gardens filling up with delicious vegetables and fruit. Think it’s too late to start your own garden even if you only have a patio or deck ...

Peas have a special place in French culture and cuisine. One of the earliest cultivated food crops, they achieved a special status at Versailles in Louis XIV’s court, where peas were considered ...

Transform your patio, porch, or garden into a soothing retreat by growing these fragrant plants in pots and containers. From the sweet smell of gardenias and dianthus to the citrusy-spicy scent of ...

A crop of peas starting to bloom. Peas are legumes. After harvesting, turn the plants back into the soil to enrich it. Photo by Kristina Gabalski. Summer is officially here, but before the gardening ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." I can’t remember exactly who or what first drew me to growing sweet peas—it might have been the great ...