Legume Family (Fabaceae) Archives

A Crisp Harbinger of Summer: Learn How to Grow Peas

Vegetables Legume Family (Fabaceae), Pulse

Pisum sativum plant growing in the garden, with green pods, stems, tendrils, and leaves.

If you’re looking for an easy-to-grow vegetable that tastes like spring but promises the advent of summer, visit Gardener’s Path to learn how to grow English peas, snow peas, and sugar snap peas. Our experts offer advice for selecting, planting, watering, fertilizing, harvesting, and cooking these crispy green legumes.

Plant Green Beans and You’ll Feel like a Gardening Pro

Vegetables Green Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), Legume Family (Fabaceae)

A large number of freshly picked green beans have been placed into a pile on an old, rustic looking table. The vegetables are topped with a few of the leaves and flowers of the plant they were picked from.

Green beans are the way to go if you need a win this garden season. They are quick to germinate and, depending on the variety, mature within two months. This means you can sow seeds repeatedly, well into the growing season, for multiple harvests. Want to learn how to grow your own? Read more now on Gardener’s Path.