Hello, Well I guess the title is pretty explanatory! I have tried the budget version of planting sweet pea seeds in loo rolls and had epic fails. The cardboard absorbs A LOT of water. The water doesn’t seep down into the roots, because that cardboard absorbs it instead. The cardboard doesn’t disintegrate at the rate […]

  Hello, The most prolific variety of sweet pea I grew this year out of the 35 different varieties was the Spring Sunshine series. What does that mean in sweet pea talk? “Spring Sunshine” is a collection of different (coloured) sweet peas bred by Owls Acre Seeds in the UK. Released in 2017-2018. They all […]

Sweet Pea Trials. In 2021, 2022, and 2023, I did some growing trials that included different Sweet Pea varieties. The objectives were: ~ To become familiar with the different Sweet Pea varieties. ~ To find out when is the best time to grow Sweet Peas here at Fairy Wren Cottage. ~ Where in the garden […]

After years of trial, error and picking through research articles, I’ve finally had great success growing in my own microclimate: Heat Zone 1, Cold Zone 9a Which led to me growing six different Sweet Pea varieties really well last year, and then this year having great success growing fourteen different Sweet Pea varieties! In October, […]