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Nostalgia is
what makes Sweet Peas so special. The perfume of the blossoms takes you
right back to grandmother's garden - the nature of these seductive
flowers.
Plant a row yourself as garden ornaments, tangled along a post and rail fence or twisted up a tepee of stakes.
Sweet peas excel in the cutting garden. The long stemmed jewel-like blossoms of the fragrant annual sweet pea includes colors of every imaginable hue from white through pink, salmon-orange and red to lavender, blue and purples.
The annual sweet pea is a vigorous, supremely generous plant. In a matter of weeks, the vines clamber to a height of eight feet or more. The season of bloom may last four months.
Thriving in cool, moist weather, sweet peas can shrug off a light frost but soon expire in hot weather, especially when heat combines with humidity.
Those who garden where winters are cold but summers are excessively hot (as in the mid-Atlantic states) will find "early flowering" cultivars useful, since they mature quickly. Seeds can be started indoors by sowing five or six per four inch pot, six weeks before the last hard freeze.
Aside from timing the planting correctly, sweet peas cultivation couldn't be simpler. A site with full sun is best in the North; in the South, some early afternoon shade is beneficial. The soil must be well drained. You must give the plants a structure to climb.
To encourage bushier growth and more blooms, pinch back seedlings when they reach a height of three to four inches, nipping out the growing tips. Water during dry weather, so the pea vines get a full inch of water per week.
The only other care that sweet peas demand is regular cutting of the flowers. Let blossoms wither on the vines, and the plants stop blooming. Keep those vases full - the more you take, the more it gives.
Seeds/Bulbs are a live product which depends on many important related grower skills such as proper planting time, seed depth, type of soil, irrigation, proper use of fertilizers, weed controls, fungicides, insecticides, disease free soil, and reasonable weather conditions during the growing period.
Germination/Growth is affected by such factors as temperature, moisture content, light intensity and contamination of planting media. These factors are totally out of the seller's control and are the buyer's responsibility and risk. Consequentially, the seller cannot unconditionally guarantee seed/Bulbs to perform properly regardless of conditions or the buyer's methods or mistakes.
Please note that some seeds may be prohibited in your area or country, it is up to you to know your local Law and be responsible. Because import regulations vary and can change frequently, we urge you to check with your local authority before placing your order. Our replacement policy is not applicable to orders that may be confiscated by an importing authority.
