But Mendel’s experiments — and my shockingly tall sister — would prove this assumption all wrong. And pea plants were the perfect subject for this research. They’re relatively quick and ea ...

There’s nothing quite like the taste of fresh, homegrown peas. They’re sweet, crisp, and packed with flavor—so much better than anything you’ll find in a store. The good news? You don’t need a big ...

Knowing when to sow sweet peas indoors is one thing, but it won’t be long before you’ll need to start thinking about the best time to plant your seedlings outside. In fact, th ...

Pruning is not required. However, when pea plants are 12 to 14 inches tall, many gardeners cut off the top 4 to 6 inches to encourage the plants to branch out and create new shoots, increasing the ...

Peas, leaf lettuce, spinach, arugula, carrots, beets, radishes, and other cool-season crops are eager to start growing soon.

By sending off now for seeds – pelargoniums, marigolds, sweet peas and cosmos among them – and sowing them under cover, you’ll cut your costs, but double your fun ...

But do all organisms pass their on genes in the same way as the garden pea plant? The answer to that question is no, but many organisms do indeed show inheritance patterns similar to the seminal ...

On a cold, calm February night in 1865, the members of a little science society gathered in the town of Brünn, Austria, to hear a paper on inheritance in plants by an Augustinian monk from the ...

Gardeners have a few weeks to get container fruits, vegetables and herbs growing in time for a summer harvest.

The colourful blooms of sweet peas, held on long, straight stems, make perfect cut flowers. Plus, the more you pick them, the more buds form to make fresh flowers. Not all varieties have their famous ...

Back in the day, my late mother, Alice Rankin, was a master gardener, teaching classes through the county extension office.

Lavender ( Lavandula) is a hardy, low-maintenance plant that can thrive in a variety of growing conditions. While it will ...