Richard shows you to get the very best out of your Sweet Peas.
How to grow Sweet Peas
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Sweet peas make a fragrant patio display and give you flowers for cutting. Grow them up a frame in a large pot. Start from seed or buy young plants to plant out in spring, when conditions are suitable.
Prepare the plants. Pinch out the tips to encourage side shoots. Ease the plants out of their pot and separate them into small clumps of two or three, keeping the roots as intact as you can.
Plant and tie in. Put a clump by each support and use soft ties or plant rings to secure the stems. Water them in and keep the compost moist. Feed with a high-potash feed as directed.
Once they start flowering, keep picking. That gives you more blooms to enjoy in the garden or bring indoors.
