How to Sow Sweet Peas
Sarah shows you how to sow your sweet pea seeds into rootrainers for strong, healthy plants.
30 seeds 154009 | £3.95 |
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12 seedlings 511240-12 | £17.95 |
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24 seedlings 511240-24 | £30.95 |
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I love this unusual collection of blue sweet peas, encompassing shades from soft mauve to turquoise and lilac through to deep purple. All these have good scent and make a glorious garden and vase combination.
The seed collection contains a mix of:If you have ordered these seeds, we have had unforeseen delays and they will now be available late February. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Genus | Lathyrus |
Group/Species | odoratus |
Variety | Blue Velvet, Lilac Ripple, Turquoise Lagoon |
Type | Hardy Annual, Hardy Annual Climber |
Common Name | Sweet Pea |
Border Position | Climber |
Soil Type | Acid, Alkaline, Chalky, Clay, Fertile, Neutral, Sandy |
Scent | Scented |
Site | Full Sun |
Moisture | Moist but Well-drained |
Height | 2m (6ft 6in) |
Spacing | Plant out, 2 plants to a vertical support, 15cm (6in) apart in a mild spell in April-May. |
Sowing, Seeds, Planting | Sow October-December or January-April, 2 seeds into 1 rootrainer. When roots fill container, pot on 2 seedlings together into a 1 litre pot. Pinch out tips when plants have 4 pairs of leaves. If autumn sown, overwinter in a light, cool place. Sweet peas often have a hard seed coat so it may help to soften the seed before sowing. Do this by placing seeds on damp kitchen paper and putting somewhere warm until seeds swell or sprout. You can also make a small nick in the seed coat to help moisture enter the seed before sowing. |
Care Tips | Tie the stem into your framework on a regular basis and pick pick, pick. If you have the time, remove the climbing tendrils as they grow. Can be grown in deep container pots up a climbing frame. Find out how to cordon train your sweet pea in Sarah's how-to guide. |
Flowering | May - August (winter-sown) or June - September (spring-sown), or 12-14 weeks from spring-sowing of seed. |
Vase Life | 4-5 days. Avoid direct sunlight and heat. This has a beautiful scent. Add a little sugar syrup to the flower water to extend vase life. |
Harvesting | Keep picking as often as you can. |
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Plant Delivery - When in stock, please allow up to 2 weeks for delivery.
Seeds Delivery - When in stock, please allow up to 5 working days for despatch.
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Fiona
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