Sweet pea For many gardeners, this is an unpredictable flower, although following the rules of agricultural technology we can say that this is not the case. Such a beautiful ornamental and very fragrant plant is often grown for vertical gardening. It can be compared to a vine, whose height reaches 2 meters, for dwarf varieties– 30 cm.
Sweet peas grow very quickly, unlike different types other climbing plants, which attracts attention.
This plant has a rich palette of colors. Flowering lasts for a long time, about 3 months, begins in June and ends in the fall, closer to October, until the temperature drops below -5°C.
Sweet peas can be grown through seedlings and by sowing seeds.
Growing sweet peas from seedlings
In the third decade of March, the seeds are sown in peat-humus pots or plastic cups, 2-3 pieces each.
- Before sowing, carry out preliminary preparation by soaking in hot water(40-60°C) for 12 hours, or carry out scarification by rubbing with sandpaper or
- scratched with a knife.
- Fill the pots with a soil mixture of two parts turf soil, peat, humus and one part sand. Make holes 1.5-2 cm deep, place the seeds, cover with soil and water well.
- Until the sprouts appear, keep the temperature at an average of 20°C, then reduce it to 15°C for 2 weeks for the development of the root system.
- Install additional lighting in cloudy weather and dark time days.
When 2-3 true leaves appear, pinch the top for greater bushiness and feed with Kemira solution at the rate of 2 g of the drug per bucket of water. IN open ground Sweet pea seedlings are planted in mid-May, at the age of 40 days, without fear of returning spring frosts. Plant with a clod of earth, very carefully, injury to the root system of sweet peas will have an extremely adverse effect on the further development of the plant. After planting sweet pea seedlings, crimp from the sides, install support for tall varieties, regularly set the direction of the shoots, care for the plants and expect flowering in the second half of June.
If sweet peas are grown by sowing seeds in open ground, expect flowering no earlier than July. In the spring, after the snow melts, make holes at a distance of 20-25 cm and place 2-3 seeds in each. Due to their dense shell, it is better to pre-soak the seeds in hot water for 2-3 hours and germinate. Seeds of sweet pea varieties are white or light cream in color, sow dry in open ground.
Place and soil
To grow sweet peas, choose a location that is sheltered from the wind and very sunny. The soil must be fertile, loose for good air exchange, with a neutral pH and acidity (carry out if necessary). Soil with closely lying groundwater Not suitable for sweet pea growth.
Under deep digging they bring phosphorus-potassium fertilizer and compost. Fresh manure provokes fusarium wilt, and excess nitrogen stimulates the growth of green mass to the detriment of flowering.
Caring for sweet peas
Regular and abundant watering, but do not fill. Make a monthly payment liquid fertilizer. Remove faded inflorescences to allow new buds to appear. Hill up plants to a height of 5-7 cm to stimulate the growth of adventitious roots. Side shoots pinch and remove some of the tendrils so that the plant develops inflorescences and not greens.
Don't plant sweet peas in the same place two years in a row. If this does not work, then remove the old one when landing. upper layer soil and replace with a new one.
Collecting sweet pea seeds
In order to preserve the sweet pea variety you like, all you need to do is collect the seeds. To do this, leave a few plants and do not remove its 10 flower stalks with pods. When the beans dry out, they acquire a yellowish color and are ready to be harvested. If you overdo it and the beans turn brown, they may crack at the slightest touch and the seeds may scatter. The collected beans are placed in gauze bags half full and hung to dry under a canopy. Can be placed on shelves in the greenhouse. Seed germination lasts 5-6 years.
In rainy weather, the ovaries fall off and the seeds cannot be collected.
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Garden sweet pea flower often used for vertical gardening. Flower growers love this annual plant for its graceful beautiful shape flowers, a wide variety of varietal colors, as well as for the pleasant delicate aroma of flowers. No one english garden cannot do without sweet pea; in Britain this flower occupies one of the first places among garden annual flowers. On English language The name of this plant is “Sweet Pea”, and in Latin Latyrus odoratus, which means “beautiful and fragrant”. We often describe this plant under the name fragrant chyna.
Sweet pea- a climbing plant, its stems rise along the support, clinging to it with tendrils, and can reach a height of 2-2.5 meters. High climbing varieties sweet peas are planted along the walls of gazebos, terraces, and pergolas. Climbing along the support, the plants give a large number of flowers along the entire height, forming a beautiful flowering wall, and a pleasant aroma flutters through the garden. There are low-growing varieties of sweet peas, 20-40 cm high, they do not require garter, so the plants are perfect for decorating borders, mixborders or for growing in boxes.
Sweet peas bloom in early or mid-summer, depending on the variety and method of cultivation, with proper care Flowering will continue until the first autumn frosts.
Sweet peas can be used to make fragrant bouquets. Sweet pea flowers last up to two weeks in water, but the inflorescences need to be cut with the flowers in full bloom, since the buds do not open after cutting.
Clan China (Lathyrus) has more than 100 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants. They have characteristic flowers that resemble moths, the corolla has a “boat” at the bottom, a “sail” at the top and two “oars” on the sides.
As an annual garden flower With pleasant aroma gained great fame sweet pea or sweet pea (Lathyrusodoratus). Based on this species, many varieties and hybrids have been created, which differ in stem height, flowering period and flower color. Sweet pea flowers, 3-6 cm in size, are collected in long racemose inflorescences of 8-12 pieces.
Sweet pea varieties have a wide range of flower colors: pure white, cream, with a pinkish edge, yellow, pink, red, blue, lilac, purple and other shades.
Classification of sweet pea varieties by flowering time:
The following varieties of sweet peas bloom early, 50-55 days after sowing: with red flowers - Mars, Vulcan; With pink flowers- Nancy, Evely, Eileen; with lilac and blue flowers- Triumph, Memory, Mariner; with white and cream flowers - Orientale, White Harlini.
The average flowering period for sweet pea varieties, flowers that begin to bloom after 60 days: red - Jimmy, Kenneth, Dina, Ramona; pink - Miranda and Gloria; purple - Celeste, Eleanor, Grace; white - Jenny, Marion, Lily.
WITH late flowering varieties that bloom 75-80 days after sowing: from the red ones - Grenadier, Wilcome, Fire; from pink - Carmen, Diana, Margaret, Molly; from lilac - Elizabeth Taylor, Neptune, Flegship; from white and cream - Alaska, Milky Way, Best White.
Sweet peas grow wild in mild climate regions of the Mediterranean, South America, South Africa, the Caucasus. Many perennial plant species from this genus are adapted to winters in our climate and are found in forests, meadows, and can be used in the garden to create perennial flower beds.
Spring chin- forms a bush 30-40 cm high. Compound feathery leaves have spines at the end instead of whiskers. The flowers are large, collected in clusters of 3-8 pieces, purple-violet in color. This species blooms in spring. Grows best in diffused light on light, well-drained soil.
China Gmelin- perennial with long stems, from 60 cm to 1.5 meters. The large feathery leaves have a point at the end, this is a modified tendril. The flowers are yellow and bloom in June - July. This perennial propagates by seeds or division of the rhizome.
China tuberous- perennial up to 2 meters high, with small lanceolate leaves with tendrils at the end. The flowers are pink, fragrant. This species blooms all summer. It quickly reproduces by seeds and rhizome cuttings, so it can be aggressive and choke out neighboring plants.
China Mulkan grows on rocky slopes in Central Asia. This climbing perennial plant is very similar to sweet peas, only the flowers are odorless and pink in color. It will grow well in a sunny place for many years, does not like transplanting, and overwinters without shelter. This is a drought-resistant plant and does not tolerate prolonged waterlogging. When grown from seeds, it will bloom in the second or third year of life.
China latifolia- a perennial with long, more than 2 meters climbing stems, clinging to the support with tendrils. The flowers are large, odorless, bloom all summer. The plant propagates easily by seeds.
Sweet pea planting and care.
Anyone can grow sweet peas in their garden, you just need to choose the right place to plant them. The way to grow it annual plant can be through seedlings or sowing directly into open ground. Sweet peas will bloom profusely and for a long time if the plant is cared for correctly.
Sweet peas are a light-loving plant; the place for growing in the garden should be sunny, open and protected from the winds. It can grow in openwork partial shade, but does not like large differences between night and day temperatures, and flowers and buds may fall off.
The soil for growing sweet peas must be fertile, loose, and neutral. This plant should not be grown in areas that are constantly wet or frequently flooded with heavy and acidic soil. The taproot of peas goes deep into the soil, so the plant does not like transplants even in at a young age, seedlings are grown in peat pots or carefully transferred into holes.
When grown from seedlings, sweet peas begin flowering in June. You can sow sweet peas directly into the ground in the spring, as soon as the soil is ready, but then flowering will begin in mid-summer.
For growing through seedlings, the pots are filled with loose nutritious soil. Sowing of seedlings is carried out in the second half of March. Soil for flower seedlings is mixed from two parts garden soil, 1 part peat and 1 part sand. Since sweet pea seeds are enclosed in a hard shell, before sowing they need to be soaked for 12 hours or two days, kept in a warm place until they hatch. Shoots of soaked seeds will appear in a week. Sweet pea seedlings are watered moderately and ventilated often so that the plants do not get sick with blackleg. To stimulate branching, young plants are pinched above the third true leaf.
Planting flower seedlings in open ground is carried out in the second half of May, since sweet peas tolerate short-term frosts, the planted plants do not need to be covered. The holes are placed at a distance of 20-25 cm so as not to damage root system, when transplanting from pots, the earthen lump is not destroyed; plants in peat pots are not removed.
Sweet pea is mine favorite plant. I grow it in the country house and on the balcony. It smells very pleasant, the aroma is subtle and refined, the colors of the flowers are varied. Produces many inflorescences on one plant.
I have sweet peas in white, crimson, purple and of blue color. This plant is an annual. I grow it from seeds and sow it in April. Sweet peas are light-loving, bloom well at moderate temperatures, and love abundant watering.
In hot weather or lack of watering, flowering stops. Afraid of the wind. Grows better on loose soil fertile soil with the addition of peat. It should not be grown in the same place for more than two years, as it is affected by fungal diseases.
It needs support, I pull threads on the balcony, and at the dacha I plant it along the fence.
Sweet pea cultivation
Perennial sweet pea
For the third year now, perennial sweet peas (China) have been growing on my plot around the gazebo. Gardeners began to grow this plant quite recently, when seeds became available for sale. How to grow it? Let's start with growing seedlings. Seeds are sown in February.
To do this, the seeds are soaked in warm water for 1 - 2 days (in liter jar pour hot water (50°C), add 1-2 g of the “Bud” preparation and pour out the seeds). Soil is poured into the box (preferably ready-made - flower soil; "Saintpaulia" or "Rose") in a layer of 10 cm, make a groove 1.5-2 cm deep, spill with a warm solution (25°C) of "Heteroauxin" (1 tablet per 1 liter of water) and sow these seeds taken from the jar at a distance 12 cm apart from each other to make it easier big lump remove seedlings for planting in May.
Caring for seedlings is simple: monitor watering (do not overwater), feed them twice: dilute 1 tablespoon of Agricola-7 and 1 teaspoon of nitrophoska per 3 liters of water. This feeding is given for the first time 12 days after germination and the second time 12 days after the first feeding.
In April, harden the seedlings to open balcony. Planting seedlings at any time in May, plant immediately on permanent place, stretch the support (twine, net, etc.), in one summer the plant reaches 1-1.5 m, and you will even see the fragrant bloom of snow-white, bright crimson and orange inflorescences up to 40-50 cm long.
Care perennial peas see section Annual sweet pea. Characteristics of perennial pea varieties:
China broadleaf (sweet pea) variety is a perennial plant, blooms from June to November, reaches a height of 2 m, the flowers are very large, pure white, collected in 10 pieces in loose, racemose inflorescences. Plant only in a sunny place, then there will be many shoots, all of them reach a height of up to 2 m and even higher.
Mainly used for vertical gardening. Bouquets from cut inflorescences are good. Another wonderful variety, differs from White Pearl only in the color of the inflorescences.
The flowers are also very large, bright pink (of extraordinary beauty). For the winter, in early November, the root system is hilled up to a height of 15-20 cm, the above-ground part is cut off or removed, covered, and cut off in the spring; in the second year, the plants quickly grow to a height of 2 m.
Variety of perennial sweet pea (Holland), flower colors pink, white, red. Overwinters with slight hilling of the root system. Seeds are sown in open ground in June; for better tillering, seedlings are pinched above the 3-4th leaf.
Before sowing, seeds are soaked in water for a day. Blooms July, August, September.
Growing Sweet Peas
Sweet pea is a perennial plant that pleases the eye with a variety of colors during the flowering period. The plant produces inflorescences from June to November (5 months). In addition, any terrain is suitable for sweet peas due to the fact that they are unpretentious in care.
Growing sweet peas from seeds In the spring you should start preparing seed material. The best period for this is from March to April.
The seeds have a rather dense peel, so first they need to be planted in a glass, then filled with water (50 °C) and left for a day. The floating seeds are removed. After the procedure, the remaining seeds must be washed with water and placed in a moist environment for germination. To do this you will need:
Sand that needs to be kept wet at all times.
After the seedlings appear, the seeds are planted in a container or separate container (pots, paper cups) to a depth of 2-3 cm. It is important that the soil has good quality and was nutritious, and the vessels themselves were installed in a warm and bright place.
Don't forget to water the plant regularly. After 10-14 days, you will notice that the sweet peas have begun to sprout. In order to achieve the growth of side shoots, the top must be pinched immediately after the first three leaves appear.
Water the plant once a week, and if temperatures are low, place a piece of glass on top of the pot to encourage the seeds to germinate quickly. Glass can be replaced with polyethylene, creating greenhouse conditions.
Planting and care Sweet peas easily tolerate cold and even frosts down to -5 °C. Selected species the plants on sale will last for several years, while others only grow for one year. In progress growing sweet peas landing can be done in different ways.
Having planted peas in April, the plant will have its first flowers in June. Gardeners recommend giving preference perennial species plants so that you don’t have to plant and grow sprouts from seeds every year.
This variety will bear fruit for 7 years, and there is no need to replant the plants. It is important to plant peas correctly in the first year. To do this, you can use the instructions provided on the package of purchased seeds.
If you decide to plant seeds in the ground, give preference to a type that is suitable for climbing plants or a universal soil. Before sowing, water the ground with a solution of potassium permanganate. After the seedlings have reached 5-10 cm, transplant them into the ground along with the soil in which they grew to facilitate the adaptation process.
Monitor the soil to prevent rotting of the roots due to acidic soil. It is recommended to carefully tie small stems to early stages, passing threads between the vines. Although sweet peas tolerate cold well, they prefer sun and warmth.
Feed the soil mineral fertilizers so that the flowers appear at the same time. The plant will need a certain period to adapt, so give it time Special attention and water regularly. Do sweet peas need to be pruned?
Nature made sure that the plant curled on its own, braided with garters. Circumcision will not affect the number of curls. The only thing you should not forget about is removing old inflorescences.
After this procedure, new flowers become lush, large and multi-colored. In addition, the loach will retain its beauty for six months if you remember to remove old flowers.
If you leave them, the development of new ovaries will stop. Sometimes the flowers differ from those that the manufacturers have drawn on the packaging. This means the quality of the soil in which you are growing the plant is poor.
Best on next year replant it. After the warm days end, giving way to frosts in the near future, it is recommended to cut off the branches at the root. Cover the area where you made it with sawdust. growing sweet peas.
If the plant has a thin trunk, use potassium and phosphate fertilizers. This measure will strengthen the peas for next year. How does a plant reproduce? Sweet peas can be propagated using seeds in the following ways:
If you prefer to sow outside, do it in May. It is important to pay special attention preliminary preparation seeds Plant 3 peas per pot.
In a week you will see the first shoots. It is also best to plant seedlings in May. After 5 years, you can plant the plant in its original place. Despite the fact that sweet peas do not require scrupulous care, they are able to please their owner beautiful flowers for a long time. Hello, dear friends! For several years now, I have been conducting growing perennial sweet peas.
Another name for this beautiful ornamental plant is “China”. Pea seeds appeared on sale not so long ago, but the plant quickly gained popularity among gardeners.
Is it so difficult grow perennial sweet peas on the site? So, let's start in order, with growing seedlings. Seeds for seedlings are sown in February. Before sowing, they must be soaked for 36–48 hours in a warm solution of the “Bud” preparation (1–2 grams of the preparation per 1 liter of hot (50 degrees) water). As a soil for growing seedlings, it is best to take ready-made flower soil “Rose” or "Saintpaulia".
The soil is poured into the box in a layer of 10 centimeters, then a groove is made 1.5 - 2 centimeters deep, spilled with a solution of "Heteroauxin" (1 tablet per 1 liter of water) at room temperature (24 - 25 degrees). Seeds are sown directly from the jar.
The distance between the seeds is large, about 12 centimeters from each other, so that in May you can easily remove the seedlings for planting along with a large lump of earth. Caring for seedlings of perennial sweet peas is not difficult. You just need to monitor watering and not overwater the plants, and also feed the seedlings a couple of times.
For feeding, use the following solution: dilute 1 teaspoon of nitrophoska and 1 tablespoon of Agricola-7 in 3 liters of water. The first feeding is carried out 12 days after emergence, and the second – 12 days after the first feeding. It is imperative to harden the seedlings by placing them on an open balcony in April. Seedlings are planted in May, and immediately to a permanent place.
Over the summer, the peas will reach 1 - 1.5 meters in height, so it is advisable to stretch a net, twine or other support next to the plants. Already in the first year growing perennial sweet peas You will see beautiful blooms of bright crimson, orange and snow-white inflorescences up to 50 centimeters long. Perennial sweet peas are watered rarely, in drought - once a week, but very plentifully, up to 30 - 35 liters per 1 square meter During the entire period of plant growth and development in open ground, it is advisable to carry out 3 feedings. The first feeding is carried out at the beginning of stem growth. To do this, you need to dilute 1 tablespoon of nitrophoska and urea in 10 liters of water. The second feeding is carried out at the beginning of the flowering phase.
To do this, dilute 1 tablespoon of potassium sulfate and Agricola-7 in 10 liters of water. The third feeding is done during flowering. To do this, dilute 1 tablespoon of organic fertilizer “Rossa” and “Agricola for flowering plants” in 10 liters of water.
The consumption of this solution is 3 – 4 liters per 1 sq. m. meter. That's all for today, dear friends! See you soon! It’s strange, but sweet pea is considered a rather unpredictable flower among flower growers.
Some generally consider him capricious and fickle, although such pessimists would like to respond with words famous quote: “You just don’t know how to cook it!” However, first, let's say a few words about the undeniable advantages of sweet peas, which is what all the fuss is about!
What is the appeal of growing sweet peas?
So, sweet pea flowers smell great; this property is reflected quite eloquently in its very name. Moreover, his color palette It is very rich and it will not be difficult for anyone to choose a shade to their liking. Sweet pea is a relatively cold-resistant plant; it can withstand returning spring and early autumn frosts down to -5°C.
In this regard, peas were one of the first climbing annuals blooms late spring or at the beginning of summer, and finishes flowering in the fall as one of the last. It can bloom continuously for about three months. Its ability to quickly decorate an unattractive section of a fence or the wall of a house is simply amazing - it does it quickly and effectively.
It can be successfully used to create green screens, decorate gazebos, pergolas and other elements of the MAF. Replacing slow-growing climbing roses, clematis and other perennial vines. I think that all of the above is enough to make the decision to grow sweet peas, so here are our nine rules for success.
Rules for growing sweet peas
1. It makes no sense to grow peas as seedlings. Firstly, there is too little light on the windowsill, because of this the young shoots begin to stretch out.
Secondly, sweet peas do not tolerate transplantation well, both due to the presence of a long taproot and fragile stems that break once or twice.2. Now tricks with seeds.
Because of their dense shell, it is better to soak pea seeds in hot water for a couple of hours before planting, and then germinate them in a damp cloth in a warm place. Hatched seeds can be immediately planted in a permanent place.
However, some varieties of sweet peas are particularly light in color, cream or white, and must be planted dry in open ground, as they tend to die when soaked.3. Choose the sunniest places for planting peas.
Planted in the shade, sweet peas will bloom, but much later and the flowering will not be as abundant as in the open sun.4. The soil for planting needs to be fertile, moderately moist, non-acidic (pH up to 7.5).5.
Start gartering as early as possible, this will speed up the rate of growth. Remember to point the polka dots in the correct direction so that your wattle fence, fence or trellis is woven evenly, using twine or mesh if necessary.6.
Watering is required regular and abundant.7. Twice a month, feed your big worker with liquid complex fertilizer. Mineral water can be alternated with organic water.8.
If you remove fading inflorescences in time, you will extend the flowering period of sweet peas almost until the end of September.9. If everything was successful and growing sweet peas as an ornamental aromatic plant If you liked it, then next year try to put him in a new place.
Perennial sweet peas - a bright flower garden on your balcony!
- Features of care
One of the favorite and most beautiful climbing plants is undoubtedly the sweet pea. Modern housewives it is grown not only on garden plots, but also used for landscaping and decorating terraces, gazebos and even balconies in an ordinary city apartment. This colorful and fragrant plant can be both annual and perennial.
Annuals are very common and can be found on almost every summer cottage, in a city park or garden. And the perennial sweet pea appeared recently, but has already managed to win the hearts of many flower growers. The plant gained its popularity due to its unsurpassed aroma, extraordinary structure of the inflorescences and, of course, quite long and abundant flowering.
And the color spectrum of perennial sweet peas is striking in its versatility. This is clean White color, and all shades of red and blue, and cherry, burgundy, purple, orange colors. And if you want to decorate your balcony, give it the appearance of a colorful spring garden, then sweet peas can help you in this endeavor.
Where to begin
Perennial sweet peas are propagated by seeds. You can begin to act as early as mid-April, when our unstable spring returns to normal and the air more or less warms up.
In order for the seeds to germinate faster, they need to be soaked in hot water for about two hours. At room temperature, seedlings will appear within 3-5 days. Seeds of perennial sweet peas must be sown in holes - 2-3 seeds at a distance of 21-26 cm. Such plants, namely those sown from seeds, bloom by the end of July or the beginning August, but will continue to bloom until the first frost.
Features of care
When wondering how to grow sweet peas on a balcony, you should remember that seedlings are planted in open ground (in our case, in boxes on the balcony) in the first ten days of May, as short-term drops in temperature (down to –5°C) this plant not afraid. Perennial sweet peas do not tolerate transplantation, especially damage to the root system, so for more successful growth, seedlings must be carefully removed from the pots, trying not to damage the soil ball. The place for planting must be prepared in advance, using a seedling pot as a form; the planting should not be deepened or planted too high. Peas, like other seedlings, must be cared for regularly.
Weeding, loosening, abundant watering - these are the key facts when growing. Don't forget to remove dead leaves and buds that have already faded.
This is necessary so that the plant pleases you with flowers longer and more abundantly. If you plant tall varieties, take care of support - you can use mesh or twine. As they sprout, carefully guide the shoots to the desired position and tie them up.
Do not forget that this plant loves sunlight, so if your balcony is in the shade of trees, then the peas may not bloom. Perennial sweet peas are classified as fast-growing plants. When it produces the amount necessary for growth nutrients, its root penetrates deep into the soil.
You will help the plant if you stimulate the growth of adventitious roots. This can be achieved by a simple operation - adding fertile substrate and hilling young plants to the base. Growing flowers has its own secrets.
But the main thing to remember is to treat plants as living people, talk to them, and help them in a timely manner. And then a real Garden of Eden will appear on your balcony!
Description of the plant
Sweet peas can reach different heights, depending on the variety. Indeed, among all its types there are dwarf plants, the maximum height of which is 30 cm. All other species, basically, have a height of about 2 meters.
Sweet peas are famous for their colorful and multi-colored inflorescences of red, blue, yellow, dark brown, white and pink shades. You can see many colorful videos that tell and show all the beauty of this gorgeous flower.
The amazing aroma of flowering will not leave anyone indifferent. The period of blooming of inflorescences is quite long: from June to the beginning of October. A sunny area without drafts is quite suitable for sweet peas.
It also tolerates light shade well. This plant is very sensitive to sudden temperature changes. It automatically reacts to this phenomenon by dropping inflorescences and buds.
As for the soil, fertile and neutral in acidity soil is ideal for sweet peas. It is good to use potassium and phosphorus preparations, as well as compost, as fertilizers before planting the plant. Humus and nitrogen fertilizers are not appropriate here, as they can lead to rotting of the roots and stems.
For sweet peas an important condition is the permeability of the soil. It is not recommended to plant the plant in overly moist soil.
Watering should be regular but moderate.
Seed cultivation of sweet peas
Growing peas at home occurs by sowing seeds. Let's take a closer look at this process. First you need to purchase seeds. You can buy them at any garden store, but there are some types that can only be ordered through the online store.
For example, very beautiful variety Spencer. It is famous for its diverse palette. Or another variety - Old Fashioned Sweet Pea - its inflorescences produce an amazing aroma during flowering. Once you have the seeds in your hands, you need to determine the time of planting them.
It is best to do this at the beginning of the year, so that by summer the plant has a good root system and can take root in the soil. Again, it all depends on the climate zone.
If you live in an area where the soil is winter period does not freeze, then the seeds can be planted immediately in the ground, and in the spring you will already receive the first harvests. And if the climate is harsh, then first the seeds are planted somewhere indoors where there is no frost, for example, on the balcony.
And as soon as the cold period ends, the seedlings can already be planted in the ground. The main thing is not to delay this for too long so that the plant has time to take root before the hot summer days begin. The key to success in growing sweet peas is the process of soaking the seeds.
To obtain maximum germination, it is recommended to pierce the soaked seeds.
You can do this even with ordinary nail scissors. It is believed that it is the swollen seeds that will germinate and produce seedlings. About 5 weeks before the last frost (this will be the month of February), you need to prepare containers with a starting mixture for sowing seeds. Seeds should be sown at a depth of no more than 3 cm and at a distance of 10 cm from each other, or, as an option, simply in separate pots.
Conditions for growing seedlings
Growing sweet peas is accompanied by maintaining a consistently uniform temperature, which should not be lower than +20 degrees. To do this, the plant is covered with film and placed in greenhouses or on a balcony where there is sunlight.
After the seeds sprout their first shoots, the germinated seedlings must be kept moist and warm until the time comes for planting in open ground. The distance between seedlings should be no more than 14 cm, so thinning sometimes takes place.
You need to trample the soil a little near the root system of the flower. If the plant has given color, then before planting in the ground they must be removed so that all energy is directed to strengthening the root system. Since sweet peas love the sun, their cultivation should be in the appropriate place.
Parts of walls and fences exposed to the sun are perfect for this. It does not like heat, so the planting site should be sunny, but with the ability to isolate the sun's rays on particularly hot days. Since sweet peas are an ornamental climbing plant, they definitely need support for erection to the sky.
Plant care
Sweet pea produces great amount tendrils with the help of which the plant grows and entwines different shapes structures, buildings and many other items.
- It is often used to decorate fences and chains with links. Very successful cultivation sweet peas on arches and trellises in gardens or country houses. Even if you don’t have suitable place for this colorful plant, you can successfully use it as a support bamboo sticks and create a beautiful decoration. Growing sweet peas among bushes and vegetable crops also became popular.
Now there are many training videos on how to apply this correctly and where to apply it. amazing plant. Sweet peas need fertile, well-drained soil. It must be treated with the addition of fertilizer.
If the soil is clayey or compacted, then the method of raised rows is good here in order to ensure breathability. As mentioned above, planting a plant in open ground is done in early spring, immediately after the end of the last frosts. And now more about caring for this brightly blooming flower. In order for the peas to be bright and juicy all summer, they need to be watered almost every day in the absence of rain. Watch the pea stems so that they do not dry out.
In order to obtain maximum flowering of the plant, it needs to be fed at least once a month. This is not prerequisite, but will have a positive effect on its appearance. Sweet pea welcomes regular cutting of its flowers.
But this must be done at the very peak of their flowering and production of aromas. Like many other flowers, sweet peas also need to remove faded inflorescences and buds in order to allow the plant to produce new ones.
Since sweet peas are not perennial flower, then you shouldn’t expect it to sprout again next year. Therefore, it would be rational to save seeds for subsequent planting in winter or spring. But there are also some varieties of this chic climbing plant, which are many years old.
Their cultivation is very similar to annuals. They reproduce well and take root on the open balcony. By the way, this species is mainly grown on terraces. Perennial sweet peas (China) do not tolerate transplantation well.
Therefore, try to plant it in a place where it will grow on a permanent basis.
They have rightfully become the favorite vines of most gardeners. And this is quite understandable. The plant is considered fast-growing and pleasing to the eye beautiful flowering and exudes an amazing aroma.
Sweet peas are mainly planted for vertical decoration, although emerging varieties are now becoming popular low-growing varieties. Lianas, on average, can stretch up to two to three meters, and low varieties - up to 40 cm. Sweet peas - ornamental plant with flowers collected in inflorescences resembling butterflies with spread wings. They have a wide range of different colors and a pleasant aroma.
Sweet peas are planted by seedlings or by sowing seeds directly into the seeds, sown in boxes or in bowls with soil fertilized with organic matter.
Sweet peas, the planting and care of which are quite traditional, should be sown in March. Before planting, the seeds are soaked in water for a day, the dense shell is removed from the seed to speed up germination. In the third decade of May, the seedlings are transplanted at a small (30 cm) distance from each other. You need to dig it out carefully so that the earthen ball on the roots of the plant does not crumble.
Sweet pea. Planting and care on the groundPlanting in the ground requires the fulfillment of several requirements:
- the soil should be light, well dug and fertilized with organic matter;
- the plant loves moisture, it should be watered abundantly, but rarely (in drought - once a week);
- when watering, the soil must be soaked deeply (the flower is quite moisture-resistant, but severe drought causes wilting and loss of color);
- young seedlings need to be pinched on the third leaf to stimulate the growth of side shoots;
- feeding of both seedlings and young shoots is carried out;
- The flower needs crop rotation; it should be returned to its original place after five years.
65 days after germination and before the first frost, sweet peas bloom. Planting and care, done correctly, will give amazing results. beautiful flower garden. The plant achieves its greatest decorative effect in areas treated with sun rays, with deeply watered and fertilized soils. You can use it to create pyramids on lawns, decorate balconies and cuttings.
Top dressing
Three feedings are done. The first is the beginning of the growth of stems. For feeding, take a tablespoon of urea and nitrophoska per 10-liter bucket. The second is when flowers appear. Take a tablespoon of Agricola-7 and sulfate per 10-liter bucket.
The third is later, during flowering. Taken organic fertilizers"Agricola for flowering plant" and "Rossa" and diluted in 10 liters of water. Up to four liters of fertilizer are consumed per 1 m2.
Sweet pea. Planting and care, pests
The most common are false and true brown spot, blackleg, aphids and nodule weevils. To prevent disease powdery mildew Before flowering, you should spray the plant with “Topaz”, diluting one ampoule of it in 10 liters of water. But against spotting and blackleg, the preparations “Fitoverm” and “Iskra” will work.
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It can be directly sown in the ground in a permanent place. You can sow quite early, in mid-May, as its seedlings can withstand frosts down to -5 degrees. But given that sweet peas bloom 60-90 days after germination, it is better to grow large-flowered, double and tall varieties through seedlings. Peas, like all plants that have a taproot system, does not tolerate transplantation well, therefore, it is advisable to grow it in peat pots.
Start preparing for sowing at last days Martha.
Sweet pea color mixture
Prepare the seeds for planting. First, soak the seeds in a dark pink solution of potassium permanganate. Then rinse well and place them in hot (40-55 degrees) water for a day. To prevent the water from cooling down longer, you can soak the seeds in a small thermos. After this, keep them for 3-5 days in a damp cloth at room temperature or immediately sow them in peat pots.
Prepare the soil. Prepare a soil mixture for sowing from 2 parts peat, 1 part turf or garden soil and 0.5 parts washed sand. Sweet peas prefer neutral and slightly alkaline soils, so for every 3 liters of prepared mixture, add 0.5 cups of wood ash.
MATERIALS
- priming
- peat pots
- plastic pots
- mini greenhouse
Step 1
Fill with the received soil mixture the peat pots are about three-quarters full, compact them, and place the prepared seeds on the surface. Cover with a thin layer of soil.
Step 2
Water carefully, making sure that the soil is not washed away by water. Add a little more soil if necessary.
Step 3
To ensure that the walls of the peat pots always remain moist and the roots grow freely through them, place the peat pots in suitable sized plastic pots or wrap in plastic/cling film.
Step 4
Place the seedlings in a greenhouse or cover plastic bag. At a temperature of +20 degrees, sweet peas sprout in 7-10 days. As soon as the seedlings appear, remove the cover and place the seedlings in a bright place. To prevent the seedlings from stretching too much, it is advisable to lower the temperature to 15-17 degrees. As soon as the seedlings reach a height of 10-15 centimeters, remove the excess ones, leaving one of the strongest ones and install a small support in the pot. Make sure that the shoots do not intertwine. Also keep an eye on the humidity. earthen coma, do not let it dry out: peas react painfully to dry soil. If the seedlings are too elongated and it is too early to plant them in the ground, then pinch off the top. It’s not bad if you have the opportunity to keep the seedlings in a greenhouse at this time; they benefit from lower night temperatures.
Step 5
You can plant seedlings in the ground as early as mid-May, since hardened sweet pea seedlings can tolerate temperatures dropping to -3 - 5 degrees. Choose a place for it with good lighting, protected from the wind. The soil must be fertile and deeply cultivated. It is advisable to prepare it in the fall. In place future landing add compost or humus, as well as 20 grams of double superphosphate and 10-15 grams of potassium fertilizer per 1 square meter. If the soil on your site is highly acidic, then you need to add 200 grams dolomite flour per 1 square meter. In the spring, before planting, dig the prepared area deeply. Carefully, so as not to disturb the roots, remove those parts peat pot, through which the roots have not yet had time to grow.