Everyone will like this plant. After all, you can enjoy not only its variety of colors, but inhale pleasant notes of a subtle aroma. Sweet peas are best grown outdoors. He does not require special care for himself, as lilies, roses or gladioli... For peas, good watering and sunshine are enough, but otherwise it is not very demanding. With its beauty and wonderful smell, it can delight, starting from June until the first frost. There is only one benefit from growing legumes - they are able to enrich the earth with nitrogen. In general, growing sweet peas is a simple and not difficult task at all.
Preparing for landing. Such a plant belongs to annuals, which means that it can be grown both with seeds and with ready-made seedlings. It is better not to sow seeds for seedlings. It is very long, difficult and tedious. Young plants are very fragile and it is very difficult to plant them accurately.
You just need to sow seeds in the ground, that's all. Growing in this way makes it possible to get lush and strong flowers. But first you need to prepare the beans for planting in the ground. To do this, they need to be soaked in hot water for 1.5 hours, and then placed in a damp cloth. This will allow you to check the quality of the seeds. Those that hatch are suitable for further growth, and the rest will have to be thrown away, most likely, they deteriorated during storage.
Only when soaking is it necessary to take into account one important point. Only varieties with a brownish-brown and gray-brown color can be placed in hot water, and pea seeds of other colors may deteriorate from such soaking.
Landing in the ground. When is the best time to plant peas? Considering that the period from sowing to the time of flowering takes 2-3 months, then, accordingly, the seeds should be sent to the ground from mid-spring (April-May). If during this period there is a slight decrease in temperature at night, say -5 ° C, then this will not harm the flower in any way. Such a test, on the contrary, will harden and strengthen him.
Over time, an adult plant takes on the shape of a lush bush, so when planting, it is better to place the seeds 20-30 cm apart. Young sweet peas sprout together and quickly. With the appearance of 2-3 leaves, the part at the top must be pinched off. So the plant, in the process of growth, will receive a lush crown and will delight with noble flowering.
A young plant does not yet have that strength and resistance, so at first it must be carefully tied to a fence net or other support. Also, for some time it will be necessary to direct the peas, and then he will be able to cling to his antennae himself and create a hedge.
Place and soil. A pea is only suitable for a sunny place, where there are no winds and drafts. The wind may not break this fragile and delicate plant, but it can bend it. A place in the shade will not allow the plant to open up in all its glory, the flowering will be faded and short-lived. Sweet peas have no particular complaints about the soil. Light, moderately fertile soil is quite suitable.
Watering and fertilizing. Like any flowering plant, peas are great for regular mineral fertilizing, organic fertilizers require a special approach. More precisely, fresh manure can completely burn the root system of the plant.Sweet peas love moist soil, so it is best not to allow it to dry, otherwise the plant will wilt and shed flowering buds.
It's time to bloom. This is an amazing sight, as if moths of different colors scattered around, so sweet peas begin to bloom. Its appearance is beautiful both on the flowerbed and on the balcony, in hanging vases or on the curb. A great option to embellish the fence, while creating a light green screen. The plant blooms for a long time and does not lose its attractiveness. Peas of their own kind remain in bloom the longest and retain a delicate, pleasant aroma. In the cut form, it can also stand for a long time.
Features of cultivation. In order for the flowering time to last as long as possible, you need to prevent the seeds from ripening. When the flowers dry, they must be carefully cut off. But to get planting material for the future, of course, you need seeds. For these purposes, you can leave a few bushes and prepare them for collecting seeds. In this case, up to 10 large buds are left on the entire bush, others are removed. Then it is from these flowers that you need to get seeds. They have excellent germination - 8 years. It is best to store seeds in the bottom of the refrigerator. The places of sowing of peas need to be changed; you can return to the previous one only after 4 years.
It is interesting! Bred sweet peas by Henry Eckford, a 19th century Scottish breeder. He took an annual that blooms beautifully and some kind of fragrant flower, and so he got a plant called sweet pea - beautiful and fragrant. For his discovery, Henry was awarded the highest Royal Award. The plant he created then gained unprecedented popularity, which is still at its best today. There are up to 3 thousand varieties of such a flower in the world.
With the advent of sweet peas in the garden, good changes are sure to come. Everything around will blossom and come to life, be filled with bright colors and amazing aromas.
