Lathyrus Odoratus - Sweet Pea Spring Sunshine Orange

Lathyrus odoratus - Spring Sunshine Orange

Sweet peas are a must in every picking garden.

Pre-sow sweet peas in deep pots or a root trainer in the conservatory/greenhouse. You can do this in the fall for stronger plants and earlier flowers. Or from January. A little bottom heat helps germination. You can have one for that heating pad to use.

Harvest every 3 days to maintain a continuous flow of these sweetly scented blooms. Do you want an exuberant bloom? Then be sure to provide liquid plant food or a rich soil.
Sweet peas should be tied up because they can climb up to 2m40 high.

Hardy annual
Full sun
at least 12 seeds