Every few days pinch out any side shoots or tendrils growing from the leaf joints. One if you want the best chance of top class blooms for the show. Tie then to the canes every few days with soft string or use the special sweet pea rings available at all garden centres. As soon as the weather warms up they will shoot away quite quickly. I use gardenįleece wrapped around the bamboo canes. If the weather turns cold try to give them some protection. Continue to mark with the plant labels so you know the variety. Save any spare plants to replace those that are lost over the next few weeks. One sweet pea plant to each cane and tie in. Erect several rows of 7ft canes to support the plants similar to those used to support runner beans. I also apply some “blood, fish & bone” granules just before planting. Peas are gross feeders and enjoy plenty of goodness in the soil. Prepare the ground thoroughly with plenty of manure or compost. By March they should be about 6-8 inches high and ready to transplant out to their main site. It is these new shoots that will carry the large exhibitionīlooms. This will make them develop at least two side shoots. Don’t leave them in the greenhouse as they will get too leggy! Pinch out the growing tips when they have three pairs of leaves. When the seedlings are about two inches high keep them outside in a cold frame or sheltered spot for the winter still taking precautions against Water the seeds well and place in a cold greenhouse or cold frame. Most seed packets will contain approximately 10 seeds. To pre-soak or chip seed, place one seed in each cell and label accordingly. I now always sow into Root Trainers (Haxnicks) alternatively use special sweet pea tubes as a second choice both available from local garden centres. However some seed companies do recommend sowing in John Innes soil based compost. I use a good quality multi-purpose compost (Levington) mixed with a few handfuls of Perlite or Vermiculite for extraĭrainage. This was later than normal but proved to be perfectly satisfactory. In 2012 I sowed my seed on 2 nd November for the 2013 season. Sow your seed by late October or early November. I strongly recommend that you buy show quality seed from a specialist seed grower. So here goes but please note that these are my own notes, other members may have a completely different system and still produce excellent results.įirst choose the varieties that you wish to grow.
General help or advice about growing Sweet Peas for our Annual Show. Several members have recently asked me to give some
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