As a follow-up to Saturday’s article on peas, I’d like to take the opportunity to explain more about why you should use an inoculant when you plant peas. Applying an inoculant when you plant is one of ...

The cool weather of early spring is the perfect time to plant peas. They love the cool temperatures and have plenty of time to set fruit before the hot weather wilts them. As simple as this seems, ...

Legumes are well-known for fixing nitrogen in the soil, but what most people don’t know is that they need a little help to create the best soil benefits. This helper is soil inoculant. Inoculants are ...

In short season areas, low soil temperature is the major limiting factor for symbiotic nitrogen fixation of legume. One greenhouse and four field experiments were conducted in 1999 to determine ...

QUESTION: For the past few years I have planted sweet peas. I get some vines but no bloom. Is there a secret to success with sweet peas? ANSWER: The traditional time to plant sweet peas seeds is ...

There is no sweeter way to begin the gardening year than by planting peas. Whether you prefer shelling peas, snap peas or snow peas, these garden gems are the earliest crop to go into the ground in ...