The lowly pigeon pea offers many benefits to akamai gardeners. Not only is it a drought-tolerant, small and attractive tree but it also offers an edible crop and fixes nitrogen. As the leaves of ...

Question: My son just started at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and we were walking around the pretty tree-filled campus. We noticed a bush or small tree with what looked like eda­mame. But my ...

One of the Earth’s oldest vegetables, archaeologists tell us that the garden pea has been around since 4800 B.C. I’ll bet even these first farmers had a hunch about what modern horticulture has ...

Peas are a cool season crop planted in November and February. While November has past, February is a good month to plant peas that will mature in early spring. Three types of peas are grown by home ...

A question for Dan Gill: What kind of sweet peas do you recommend? Are there any kinds that do not need to be trellised? I want some that smell wonderful and look beautiful. Also, I've been having ...