Sweet pea belongs to a number of annual plants and is in great demand among gardeners. This demand is easily explained, because the plant during flowering gives bright and fragrant flowers. Throughout the summer, flowers appear on the sweet pea, so the plant pleases the eye all three warm months. In addition, the flowers of sweet peas have different shades, so there is plenty to choose from, choosing those that fit best into the overall picture of the garden.
To all other pluses, it should be added that the plant is frost-resistant, can withstand temperatures up to -5 degrees. How to grow sweet peas annual from seeds? After all, planting seeds is the main successful growth and development of this crop. What plants are suitable for alpine roller coaster?
Seed preparation
In order for the plant to please in the summer, planting seeds and preparing for this matter should already be started in late March and early April.
The peel of the seeds of sweet peas is pretty tough, so they should be prepared in advance. Sweet pea seeds should be put in a glass and pour them with boiling water, leaving them to soak for 24 hours. Seeds that float from the bottom to the surface should be discarded. After the seeds are infused, they should be washed again with water at room temperature. Further, the seeds should be germinated, and this should be done in a humid environment. Seeds can be placed in a handkerchief, sand or sawdust, but on condition that they are always wet.
As soon as the seeds germinate, they should be planted in separate dishes. For growing annual sweet pea seeds (photo), 0.5 plastic cups or miniature pots are suitable.
In order for the seeds to grow well, pots with them should be put on a well-lit area in warm conditions. Seeds do not need to be deeply buried in the ground, 2-3 centimeters are enough. After 2 weeks, you can see how the first shoots appear.
Disembarkation and care recommendations
Already in May, you can start planting the plant. In order for the seeds to grow well in the future, they should be accustomed to temperature extremes. Before you start planting, the seeds in pots should be taken out to the balcony or window sill with an open window for an hour, and gradually add a few minutes to this time.
The most favorable conditions for the growth of sweet peas is a place without drafts, where a sufficient amount of light falls.
Important! Despite the fact that sweet peas love light, it does not like to be in direct sunlight, so horses take away the moisture they need from the flowers. Therefore, you should choose a place where the sun's rays can not get.
The best option for planting peas is 25 centimeters from each other. As soon as sweet peas become 20 centimeters in length, it should be tied to a support. These conditions must be met, otherwise the curly stems of the plant will become entangled with each other. If you tie a plant, you can get not only a well-developing plant, but also a beautiful living wall.
Important! Sweet peas are not very fond of transplants, so it is best to immediately plant them where they will grow on an ongoing basis.
Sweet pea is very fastidious in its care, so growing it is not as easy as it might seem. Every one and a half weeks the plant should be watered, it is important to observe the systematics. If the plant does not have enough moisture, then the flowers on it may never appear.
Tip: for abundant and prolonged flowering, the plant should be moderately watered every day, provided that there is no drought in the street and no rain is expected. Another popular flower for growing is petunia.
In order for the plant to please all summer with bright colors and its “living” look, you can use several tricks:
- Those flowers that have bloomed should be cut periodically, while leaving a few pods.
- Stepson should be carried out periodically.
Subject to these nuances, as well as proper care of peas, sweet peas will bloom until the onset of frost.
How to conduct the planting of sweet peas
For those who want to enjoy bright flowers all summer, the process of pinching a plant is necessary, as mentioned earlier. How to do it right?
Sweet pea has a fairly long stalk, on the shoots of which grows from 4 to 5 flowers. The stalk needs to be cut off sufficiently enough so that no more than two shoots remain, using an ordinary penknife. How to grow wonderful tomatoes from Russian gardens, reviews.
There are varieties of perennial sweet peas, which are fashionable to grow from seeds. These two technologies are very similar to each other, therefore, knowing how to grow annual peas from seeds, you can try to grow perennial. Both plants bloom beautifully and only delight the eye, becoming a real decoration of the garden. But, the most important thing is to properly prepare the seeds for planting and choose a good, suitable place.
