I prefer eating them fresh off the vine when they’re tender and sweet. Others like to jar, can, dry, or freeze them. I ...

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

The pod should snap like a fresh green bean. When harvesting pea pods, it’s easy to damage the plant. Use two hands—one to hold the vine and the other to pull the pod. A one-handed yank can ...

Years of cultivating the flowering vines and offering popular on-farm workshops have earned Mathis the title of “Sweet Pea Queen.” Now in her beautiful new book, “Sweet Pea School ...