It is most often seen trained up bamboo stakes or structures but can also be left to form mounds or planted in containers where it spills over the sides.
Garden sweet pea.
Gather the flowers in the morning when the dew is still on them.
How to grow sweet peas at home.
Peas contain 18 essential vitamins and nutrients a powerhouse of health.
This is when their scent is the sweetest.
The pea is most commonly the small spherical seed or the seed pod of the pod fruit pisum sativum each pod contains several peas which can be green or yellow.
The biodegradable pots can be put right into the ground reducing transplant stress.
A good project for kids.
There are over 100 species of sweet peas and according to the southern living garden book despite the name not all are fragrant but all have the classic pea family bloom one large upright roundish petal called the banner or standard two narrow side petals the wings and two lower petals that form a boat shaped structure the keel.
With 20 30 more sugars than other pea varieties garden sweet is a ready made dish that needs little preparation from the garden to the plate.
When plants are 10cm tall pinch out the tips to encourage bushy growth.
Most varieties have tendrils that will self cling to supports but some sweet peas will need tying in.
Buy sweet pea seed and learn how to grow sweet pea flowers from in depth instructions.
Plump juicy peas taste like little pearls of sugar.
Plant out in mid spring and keep well watered.
They will fill your life with a myriad of colors and sweet scent.
Plant sweet pea seeds in autumn or spring.
Botanically pea pods are fruit since they contain seeds and develop from the ovary of a pea flower.
Try fresh in soups or steamed or store for winter use by drying of freezing.
The colorful and fragrant sweet pea is a favorite in cottage gardens and other informal garden styles.
Victorians loved sweet peas for their color diversity and fragrance.
Sweet pea seeds are about 1 8 so they re especially easy to plant.
Start sweet peas in cowpots.
Sweet peas belong to the genus lathyrus.
Sow as many sweet pea seeds as you can and you won t regret it.