Description
The colorful and fragrant sweet pea is a favorite in cottage gardens and other informal garden styles. Try our Non-GMO Sweet Pea Seeds. Also, check out our workshops for more details.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Number of seeds in a packet - 5
PLANT DESCRIPTION
- Difficulty Level - Easy
- Plant Height - 6-8 ft. tall
- Flower Color - Mixed
- Type - Outdoor
- Feed - Apply fertilizer for sweet peas monthly. Adding a bit of bone or blood meal to the soil can help keep the stems long and suitable for cutting. Choose a fertilizer higher in potassium or phosphorus, or consider a tomato fertilizer.
- Watering - Sweet peas need weekly watering to moisten the soil during the growing season.
- Sunlight - Full sunlight with partial shade
- Germination Time - 1 week
- Flowering Time - 12 weeks
- Suitable Temperature - 65°F - 85°F
- Season - Annual
- Sowing - late spring
- Other Names - Sweet pea, perennial pea, everlasting pea
- Soil - sweet peas prefer rich but well-drained soil.
HOW TO GROW SWEET PEAS FROM SEEDS
- Soak the seeds for 24 hours before planting.
- Take a Seedling Tray and fill it with Cocopeat.
- Make ½ inch deep hole and put 1 seed in each hole.
- Fill the hole with Cocopeat and spray with water.
- Water alternate days in a week.
- Seeds will germinate within a week.
- Full sunlight with partial shade is needed.
ALTERNATE METHOD
- Take a Medium Size Pot and add a Potting Mix.
- If planting in the soil add Neem Cake Powder, Vermicompost, and Seaweed.
ALTERNATE NAME
- Botanical name: Lathyrus odoratus
- sweet pea seed in hindi: meethe matar ke beej (मीठे मटर के बीज)
- sweet pea seed in tamil: inippu pattani vitai (இனிப்பு பட்டாணி விதை)
- sweet pea seed in telugu: tipi bathani ginnja (తీపి బఠానీ గింజ)
- sweet pea seed in kannada: sihi batani bija (ಸಿಹಿ ಬಟಾಣಿ ಬೀಜ)
- sweet pea seed in marathi: goda vatana biyane (गोड वाटाणा बियाणे)
- sweet pea seed in malayalam: maduramulla payar vithu (മധുരമുള്ള പയർ വിത്ത്)