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How to grow peas

Alys Fowler's gardening columnGardening adviceThey’re gorgeous straight off the bush, but which variety would best suit your patch? Whatever you decide, prepare to fend off the pigeonsMy brother has a friend who works in frozen foods, and he points out that no one can capture the vitamin content of a pea better than his industry. The peas are frozen on the field within minutes of being picked. In contrast, by the time I have got my peas home from the allotment, they are slowly degrading, losing valuable vitamins and nutrients, turning sugars into starch, drying out and hardening into the seeds that they want to be.

Margaret Cho Bares It All for a Good Laugh

Margaret Cho is wll-known for her bawdy stand-up comedy that takes no prisoners on the topics of sexuality and race. But with her new burlesque show, The Sensuous Woman, Cho takes on body image as well. Cho talks with Andrea Seabrook about baring it all onstage. Related NPR Stories ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7r7zRZ6arn19nfXGDjmpnaGhmZH52fJZsa2xrX6Kus7PAq5ytZZOdvG6uwKucrGWZqXqiuMtmnaiqXZZ6qLvOnWSlmaWctQ%3D%3D

Rowley Shoals: thriving Australian reef shows whats possible when ecosystems are untouched by hum

Coral This article is more than 2 years oldRowley Shoals: thriving Australian reef shows what’s possible when ecosystems are untouched by humansThis article is more than 2 years oldNew study shows fishing restrictions across the archipelago helped sustain threatened species and biodiversity during a time of ‘unprecedented’ decline What would a tropical reef look like if it could escape the man-made perils of global heating and overfishing? A new study suggests it would look like Rowley Shoals, an isolated archipelago of reefs 260km off Australia’s north-west coast.

San Juan Del Sur' Star Jaclyn Misch Revealed Her One Regret From the Show

Five years ago, Jaclyn Misch (nee Schultz) competed with her then-boyfriend, now husband Jon Mish on Survivor: Blood vs. Water, and she finished in second place. While the couple has yet to return for another season of Survivor, they are still active in the community and are watching the current Winners at War season. In an Instagram Q&A posted after the premiere, Jaclyn revealed her one regret from the show. Jaclyn Misch on ‘Survivor: San Juan del Sur’ In 2014, Jaclyn Misch (nee Schultz) competed in Survivor: San Juan del Sur (Blood vs.

Big Mouth Is Still Going Through Changes

In episode four of the new fourth season of Big Mouth, Andrew (voice of John Mulaney) and Nick (Nick Kroll) attempt to hook up with Misha and Izzy, a couple of seventh-graders who, coincidentally, have their own Netflix series called Cafeteria Girls. The fact that the pair of BFFs are voiced by actors from your other favorite show about the awkwardness of adolescence adds an extra layer of comedy to this whole setup, as does the fact that these younger girls are too assertive for Andrew and Nick to handle.