Now, I love growing peas, but I am keenly aware of how the spring ... So if you have particularly wet springs like I do (it’s ...

THERE’S few things more lovely than a sweetpea in bloom. Especially if they’re filled with fragrance and happily climbing ...

Whole milk can be used.’ Sugar snap peas do not require additional fertilizer during the growing season if they are planted in fertile soil. They do benefit from mulching with organic matter ...

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 ...

Sweet peas grow best in rich soil with plenty of moisture ... I like to grow mine up bean sticks arranged as a wigwam but any support will do from bamboo canes to chicken wire.” ...

Once germinated, move them to a cool, sheltered position such as a coldframe. Young sweet peas like growing in cool conditions but don’t tolerate being frosted. If it’s too warm, they can become weak.

Infonet-biovision.org notes that peas do best in cool and moist growing conditions. They are grown by directly sowing them on well prepared moist soils with a pH of 6 to 7.5 that is rich in ...

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It is good for training along a wire fence, trellis, or up an obelisk as the stems grow 1.5 to 1.8 m in length so support is required. Nectar rich bedding sweetpeas. Sweet pea Bijou Mixed is a ...