Sweet Pea

Growing from seed

Start Sweet Pea indoors about 8 weeks before your last frost, keeping seeds in cooler soil (around 10–18 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 14 days. Move seedlings out once the danger of frost has passed, in full sun, spaced about 20 cm apart. Expect the first blooms in roughly 90 days.

Companion Planting

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  Coral Bells
  

  Coral BellsExcellent pair

  • ❧Coral Bells attracts Hoverflies, which prey on the Aphids and Thrips that attack Sweet Pea
  • ❧Sweet Pea fixes nitrogen in the soil that Coral Bells feeds on
  • ❧Sweet Pea draws Bees and Bumblebees that improve pollination for both
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  African Marigold
  

  African MarigoldGreat pair

  • ❧African Marigold attracts Hoverflies and Lacewings and more, which prey on the Aphids and Thrips that attack Sweet Pea
  • ❧Sweet Pea fixes nitrogen in the soil that African Marigold feeds on
  • ❧African Marigold suppresses pests that trouble Sweet Pea
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  Foamflower
  Great pair

  • ❧Sweet Pea fixes nitrogen in the soil that Foamflower feeds on
  • ❧Sweet Pea draws Bees and Bumblebees that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Foamflower acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Sweet Pea

How to grow Sweet Pea

1. Sow8 weeks before frost
2. Germinates14 days
3. Space20 cm apart
4. GrowFull sun
5. Harvest~90 days

Water: Medium · Height: 200 cm · Soil: Rich, deep, moist, well-draining