Sweet Pea - Grow and create your own beautiful bouquet for someone special. This attractive sweet pea, richly flushed and striped in pink, makes a gorgeous summer climber. The gently fragrant blooms are good quality and ideal for exhibiting. Prefers a well-drained soil in full sun.
Sowing Instructions. Sow October indoors, or March to April outdoors. Soak seeds overnight in warm water before sowing, 1cm (½ inch) deep, 3 seeds per 7.5cm (3 inch) pot, in free draining, damp seed compost. Place in a propagator or seal container inside a polythene bag and place at 20-25C (68-77F) until after germination which takes 7 to 21 days. Do not exclude light. Spring sowings can be sown outdoors, 2.5cm (1 inch) deep, in drills 7.5cm (3 inches) apart.
Growing Instructions. Overwinter October sown plants in cooler conditions such as a coldframe before planting out in spring when the ground has warmed, 23-30cm (9-12 inches) apart. Pinch out growing point once the second pair of leaves has opened. Water freely in dry weather and apply well rotted manure occasionally.
Aftercare Instructions. Remove faded flowers regularly.
Flowering Period. Summer
£2.09
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