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Learn how to grow your own supply of tender, succulent peas, in Monty's video guide. Monty recommends a particularly good long-podded variety and shares advice on soil preparation and seed spacing.springMore on growing fruit and vegRead Jane Moore's blog on growing mangetout and ...

.Most peas are best grown with support, such as pea netting or twigs. They are pretty enough to grow in ornamental borders so they're worth growing even if you don't have a vegetable plot.Pea seedsSeed compost if sowing indoorsRoot trainers or toilet roll

A long, supple woody stem, often used to support young or fragile plants.

A thread-like part of the stamen, which supports the anther.

The practice of supporting young or fragile plants, by loosely attaching them to canes or stakes driven into the ground.

Aerial roots grow on the stems of plants, such as ivy. These may be used for support or the uptake of air and moisture.

The coiled, cord-like growths (modified stems or leaves) produced by climbing plants, which enable them to attach to supports.

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Follow Joe Swift's step-by-step video guide to creating a lightweight garden pergola using yachting cable, with tips on choosing the best climbers.all year roundMore on plant supportsTips on using plant supportsConstructing a metal obeliskBuilding a

Plant from the Araceae family, which includes plants such as the philodendron. Many of these produce aerial roots from their stems, which are used to absorb moisture from the air and which can help support the climbing stems.