You really have to grow the real thing.” Most sweet peas like to climb, so plant the seeds by a fence or some kind of trellis, even if they’re growing in a large container, unless you choose a ...
Once peas have reached 5-8cm (2-3in) in height and their tendrils begin to reach out for support, place stakes next to plants. To grow an early crop, try sowing seeds in a length of old guttering ...
Seeds for sweet peas and native California wildflowers should be planted in November to get the best blooms this spring. • Sweet peas have a delicate, unforgettable fragrance that has never been ...
The good news is that it’s perfectly possible to home-save the seed and then use it to grow another generation of plants to fill your garden with fragrant blooms next year. Sweet pea flowers are ...
Why grow sweet peas as a screen? Sweet peas need support and a screen is a great way of exploiting their natural growing habit while introducing height, colour and scent in one season. Create a ...
you can still find the Blackdown Blue pea growing somewhere in Somerset. Catrina Fenton, head of the Heritage Seed Library in Coventry, rests the seeds in her hand. "People like to grow something ...