Peas

Peas are among the first crops of the season, offering shelling peas, flat snow peas, and crisp sugar snaps from delicate climbing vines. Their sweet flavor is best close to harvest, whether eaten in the garden, steamed, frozen, or added to spring meals.

Direct sow into cool, workable soil and give taller varieties support from the beginning. Pick often while pods are tender, since warm weather quickly slows flowering and shortens the harvest.