Sweet Pea
Dwarf Grandiflora
Hardy Annual
A sweet pea perfect for pots with a trailing but compact habit.
- Sow undercover or direct in deep modules or individual pots filled with compost, from Feb – March or August to October, to get a head start the following spring.
- Fill pots with compost and water first, before sowing the seed, this will prevent the seed being buried too deep once the compost settles after watering.
- If you don’t want to start off in modules that’s fine as they can also be sown direct into a large pot in Spring from April onwards ( after frosts ). Roots grow quite quickly and they do not like being cramped, so use deep modules specific for sweet peas ( there are many on the market ), or use toilet rolls which work very well.
- Pinch out seedlings ( remove the growing tip of the plant ) after first two true leaves appear which will encourage them to bush out and get a thicker stem.
- Plant outdoors after frosts, 2 seedlings will suffice for a 1 litre pot. They like full sun, and they like water, so try not to let them dry out, if you want you can offer a little support they reach a height of approc 45cm. Flowering time is May to September and they will flower longer if you constantly dead head by removing the spent flowers. If you constantly remove the dead flower heads, the plant continues to produce flowers, if you leave the dead flowers on the plant they will turn into seed pods and the plant will sop flower production.
