Pea: Alaska

Pass the peas, please! This easy to grow early season vegetable is one not to be passed on. Peas can be started outdoors as soon as the ground is workable. Just like their legume cousins, beans, peas work with soil biology to sequester nitrogen. As such they require very little fertilization, and since they are growing in cooler months will require less water. Planted in the right location and given the support of a trellis or fence, these plants will provide you with an early crop high in protein, fiber and many essential nutrients. Don’t pass up on a chance to grow peas, please!