Growing Sweet Peas
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Comments (3)It depends on your weather. They start to show some rewarding growth and begin to climb when your soil warms up. Sweet peas here, direct sown in March and April are only about 2" taller than your own....See MoreAnyone grow Sweet Pea?
Comments (4)I grow Sweet Pea and love it. Tiny blooms, lots of them on a healthy bush. I was lucky enough to get what they said was the last Lavender Pink Parfait from Antique Rose Emporium last fall. It is now a nice sized little shrub with the same kind of small blooms in a pretty shade of lavender pink. Sweet Pea is rarely mentioned but it should be more widely grown. You got a great deal on these wonderful roses! If you didnt get Vielchenblau, go grab one. Though its a once bloomer, you will be enchanted by the lilac/purple blooms in the spring. Judith...See MoreDoes anyone grow sweet peas? Which ones do you recommend?
Comments (7)Brenda, I have grown sweet peas since my very first garden and I don't think there is one I don't like. They are the ultimate cottage garden flower and have a scent to die for! Most varieties have the classic sweet pea scent from my experience. I like the rippled and bi colored for their showiness but nothing can beat the Spencer's for scent and size. Mollie Rilstone, Painted Lady and King Size Navy are among my favorites as well as the Streamers collection. Swallowtail Seeds and Thompson & Morgan carry an impressive variety of sweet pea seeds. Fragrant Garden Nursery in Oregon is also a suppier you might try although I have not had experience with them myself. You cannot be disappointed with sweet peas! They are heavenly! Just remember to plant early as they start best in cool weather. :) Hope this helps. Ginny...See MoreAnyone growing sweet peas?
Comments (43)yeah It's been cold on my end too. I'm waiting for a good warming to start off the seeds. I get my sweetpeas from a company that sells heirloom seeds. Their plants are so fragrant and so bright. I was wondering about experimenting on sweet peas. Since they do well only in cool weather and start looking old by summer, I was wondering what if I plant them again in late august so that by sept and early oct. I would have flowes again? I just wonder. it may work.What do you think?...See Moredirtbert
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