Gardening Direct Sweet Peas

In cooler areas sweet peas are often better sown in spring. Sweet Pea Sugar and Spice is a highly scented variety with a compact and bushy habit.

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Sweet peas are sown in southern Australia in autumn.

Gardening direct sweet peas. Malcolm has added lime to his site at 100 grams per square metre. Prepare the area to be planted by removing all weeds and digging the soil until a fine tilth is achieved. Sweet Pea Fragrant Mix is a popular climbing plant which will provide you with a profusion of delicate blooms in a mix of colours from June until September.

Direct Sowing Sweet Peas prefer a neutral soil of around pH 65 in a full sun position once soil temperatures reach 12-18 degrees Celsius. Once your sweet pea seeds are scarified Myers says to plant them in an outdoor spot that receives at least six hours of direct sunlight every day for optimal flowering. With their gorgeous perfume and vast range of colours its no wonder Sweet Peas are a cottage garden favourite.

As with all peas Sweet Peas dont like an acid soil so if you have a pH under 7 it would be a good idea to add some hydrated lime before sowing. Sweet Peas will grow in any soil but will perform best in a rich and friable loam. This variety will also provide you with bunches of fragrant fresh cut flowers throughout the Summer.

Heavy clay or structure-less sandy soil can be made suitable by the addition of ample organic matter. They grow and flower through winter and the flowers are picked in spring. Pinch out the tips of young sweet pea plants when they reach about 10cm tall to encourage bushy growth.

Buy Pre Planted Sweet Peas with UK Delivery Gardening Direct. In mild winter climates where the ground does not freeze sweet pea seeds should be fall-sown directly into the garden from September through November to grow strong root systems and then bloom in spring. To encourage bushy growth and more flowers pinch out the tips when they are about 10cm tall.

We have Pre-Planted this in a reusable hanging basket for easy Summer gardening. Select a wide open sunny aspect with good drainage and an ideal pH of about 6½. With its unforgettable fragrance delightful mix of colours in shades of purple pink red and white and spectacular trailing habit Sweet Pea Sugar and Spice is the perfect choice for your hanging basket and patio pot displays this Summer.

It will produce masses of frilly blooms in shades of Purple Pink Red Lilac and White. Growing Sweet Peas St Patricks Day March 17 is the traditional date for sowing sweet peas in many parts of Australia but this date should be regarded as a guide not a law. If you do not get your seeds planted in fall plant as early as possible in the spring in a well drained spot that offers some afternoon shade.

Plant sweet peas in full sun and well-drained soil. Some varieties are recommended for spring sowing because theyre late ie. We offer a range of pre planted Sweet Peas in hanging baskets pots troughs and containers all with free UK delivery for orders over 50.

How to grow sweet peas planting out sweet peas Plant out your sweet peas from late May once all risk of frost has passed. Before planting harden them off by putting them out in the day and returning them to a frost-free place at night. If you can bear to take these beautiful blossoms away from your garden they make outstanding fresh cut flowers for the home too.

If youre in a hotter climate provide some afternoon shade to help extend bloom time she advises.

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