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The Great Cover Crop Experiment

Even though I’ve been gardening for over 40 years, every year offers something new. This year is the great cover crop experiment. Instead of planting a cover crop before my vegetables and turning it in, or afterwards for the winter, it’s growing at the same time. The tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, and other crops are planted ...

Peas in the Garden!

Shelling Peas Peas that I grew up with were always shelling peas, also called English Peas. There are now an astounding number of peas on the market, that include those with edible pods. The basic shelling pea is perhaps still the most common and does not take much longer to mature than many edible pod ...