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Peas are one of the easier vegetables to grow in the UK. They are well suited to our slightly cool climate and they produce their own nitrogen so minimal fertilisers are required.
Peas will grow in most conditions but they definitely have preferences to ensure the best crop possible.
Choosing the correct position, the soil type and condition are the major considerations and these are all discussed in detail on the page entitled Guide to Sowing Peas.
There are a few quite distinct types of peas available for cultivation in the UK - traditional garden peas, mangetout, sugarsnap and climbing peas. Each has their own taste and growing habits. These general types are investigated on our page entitled Advice about Pea Plant Varieties.
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Within each of the above types we recommend and describe specific varieties which we have grown. Find more details on our page entitled Recommended Varieties of Peas.
Peas are very easy plants to grow in the UK with minimal care required after the plants established. We discuss what is needed in our page entitled Caring For Pea Plants.
We outline the best time to harvest peas and how to use and freeze them in our page entitled Harvesting Peas.
Peas are generally healthy plants but they do suffer from a couple of common problems. We show you how to identify problems and how to deal with them on our pea pests and diseases page.
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