SWEET PEA
DESCRIPTION
Sweet pea flower is a climbing plant grown as an annual, it
can grow up to 6-8 feet but needs support like bamboo, trellis, or any rope for
healthy growing. Sweet peas beautify the home gardens and terrace gardens with
their colorful flowers and fragrance.
The small flower looks like
butterflies, sweet pea comes in red, pink, white, and purple colors. Growing
sweet peas in containers/grow bags is the best decision as it is a
low-maintenance plant, you can move the pot as the weather changes. Buy the
best quality Sweet Peas seeds Online at the best price from www.storeflix.in and add colors to your garden.
Product
Detail
- Seed quantity: 25 Seeds
- Where to grow: Balcony or terrace garden
- Sowing Month: October to November
- Sowing method: Direct/Seedling transplant
- Germination Temperature: 12-20°C
- Germination Time: 7 to 14 days
- Blooming time: 10 weeks after planting
What
size grow bag is best for Sweet Peas?
Sweet
Peas Growing Season in India
It is best to sow sweet pea seeds
from October to November as it is a cool-loving plant and in India, sweet peas
are winter flowering plants.
How
To Grow Sweet Peas From Seeds
You can sow the sweet pea seeds
directly in pots or gardens or start with the seedling transplant method but
before sowing seeds soak them for a few hours so that they germinate faster.
The best temperature for the germination of sweet pea seeds is around 12-20°C.
Sweet
Peas Seeds Sowing Method
Take a pot or grow bag fill
them with potting soil mix, and sow the seeds about 0.5-1 inch deep and at a distance
of 3-4 inches from other seeds. Water the soil through a watering can
and place the pot in a sunny spot as light aids the seeds to germinate fast.
The sweet peas seeds germinate in 7-14 days.
Fertilizer
For Sweet Peas Flower Plant
Add bone meal/rock phosphate with vermicompost
to the sweet pea plant every 25-30 days for healthy and early flowering.
Sweet
Peas Plant Care Tips
Soil – Use rich and well-drained soil to plant sweet peas.
Water – Sweet peas prefer moisture in the soil, water the soil
weekly or when soil becomes dry.
Sunlight – Sweet peas require full sun but they also grow well in
partial shade on hot days.
Temperature – Sweet peas grow best in cool weather 12-21°C, they can
tolerate light frost but not extremely hot temperatures.
Common pests and diseases – Generally, sweet peas are free of diseases but some pests
aphids, and pea moths bother the plant. You can use neem oil
to avoid these pests.
Sweet
Peas Bloom Time
- Usually, sweet peas take 10 weeks to flower and if you
have sown seeds in September-October, sweet peas start flowering from
February to mid-April.
- After 110-115 days, seed pods start forming in the plant,
and then it dries up and ends its life cycle.
- You can collect seeds for planting next year.
Sweet
Peas Plants Special Feature
- Common name – Sweet peas
- Scientific name – Lathyrus odoratus
- Height – Up to 8 feet
- Level of growing – Easy
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climate, age, height, etc.
