Sowing Sweet Peas | Spring Sowing | Sowing in Rootrainers | How to sow Sweet Peas | Green Side Up

[@iowanne]

I've learned so much about gardening from Steve....Miss him so much!

[@joj1252]

Ohhh watching this I can smell the sweet sweet smell of them on a warm sunny day … not long now 🙏🏻☀️🌱 Glad I don’t have to soak them. That’s taken a lot of faff out of it - thanks Steve

[@GreenSideUp]

I have to simplify as much as I can to save time, but this method is one I have adopted from sweet pea pros...Steve...😃

[@papusna84]

Wow that polytunel looks amazing,like in spring.

[@GreenSideUp]

Thank you, I am very proud of my crops in the tunnel ...Steve...😃

[@frugallizzybee]

I've just sown mine, love sweet peas 🙂

[@GreenSideUp]

Best of luck with them ...Steve...😃

[@valoriegriego5212]

Howdy Steve!🤠 Wishing you loads of Sweet Peas this year!👍

[@GreenSideUp]

HI Valorie, I am not greedy...I will settle for a trugfull a day ...Steve...😁😁

[@christinebrooks6364]

Hi Steve, great video, thanks for sharing and take care 🙂

[@eliandkate]

:D I've never heard you say beasties before :D

[@GreenSideUp]

lol..I come out with lots of Scottish term Eli, my Anne spent quite a while living in the Kingdom of Fife before we met, St Monans to be precise...Steve...😃

[@robinscontainergarden]

Just in time! I sowed eight in loo roll tubes last Sunday under the grow light in the kitchen and three have already appeared. I'll sow more in a week or so. I'm putting some with my beans, some with my pumpkin arch, and maybe a few in a container with twigs so they can climb. I love the smell of them 😍

[@GreenSideUp]

The scent is truly amazing isn't it Robin...Steve...😃

[@robinscontainergarden]

@@GreenSideUp It's one of the nicest, imho. It isn't overpowering, but just right.

[@annaeborall934]

Came in from sowing sweet peas to find your video! Luckily my autumn sown seeds are doing well. I normally pinch out the tips as find they make stronger plants. Going to try and find a spot without bindweed this year.

[@GreenSideUp]

HI Anna, can you go "no dig" where your bind weed is? Charles Dowding has had great success killing bindweed off with that...Steve...😃

[@annaeborall934]

@@GreenSideUp Tried that Steve. Put compost over cardboard and the bindweed grew again strongly when the cardboard rotted. Then black plastic for a year. Needed the ground so took it up and cleared the mass of dead bindweed but it grew again. Gave up and dug which has lessened it but have to be careful what to plant. It always grows next to a seedling or plant so can only nip it off at ground level. Didn't have any when I took the allotment on however the two adjacement plots did so no prizes for guessing where it came from!

[@UrbanWhiteBuffaloFarm]

Hey Steve, thank you fro this video I am trying to enjoy gardening by watching all the folks in warmer climates than mine. Tomorrow is a big day I will start 300 onion seeds 100 each Red, white and yellow.Then I can transplant in about 10 weeks outside. take care bye for now

[@GreenSideUp]

Out of interest, when is your last frost date?...Steve...😃

[@UrbanWhiteBuffaloFarm]

May 1st but often is around May 12th about when our fishing season opens.First frost avg is Oct 1st about 150 day season

[@conniescanlon8760]

Thanks so much, Steve!

[@GreenSideUp]

Thanks for watching Connie...Steve...😃

[@lyndaturner6686]

Great advice again Steve, I missed autumn planting so I am going to sow them today I thought I’d be too late, so thanks for that .

[@GreenSideUp]

There is plenty of months left to sow and grow sweet peas, they are not time sensitive...Steve...😃

[@stephenbrammall2565]

Mine are just popping their heads through this morning Steve, luckily my two boys bought me some of the foldable root trainers for Christmas, so I decided to try them with the Sweet peas instead of my broad beans..

[@GreenSideUp]

That is a good present Stephen and very useful too!...Steve...😃

[@ballysillanallotment-man5793]

Always grow Sweet peas for the memory my mother and grand mother always had great displays of them growing and their scent drifted over the whole garden i made my first sowing a few weeks ago in the same manor as you have just shown and the germination was first class and i made a second sowing today this is the first year i have not pre soaked the seeds and i have to say the germination was fantastic. I was going to autumn sow but i work six days a week and go to and come home in the dark over Autumn/Winter and my plot is a bit away from home but will give it ago when i retire.

[@GreenSideUp]

The short daylight in winter is a problem for many gardeners, and it is why we all get so excited as daylight hours lengthen at the start of the year...Steve...😃

[@HortiHugo]

Slugs will jump on anything fresh and green at this time of year !

[@HortiHugo]

Love the hanging scaffolding, great for protecting plants ! All the best there, Hugh

[@GreenSideUp]

@@HortiHugo Thanks Hugh, I got the idea after hanging edible peas in guttering at the apex space of my greenhouse to keep them away from Mice, one good idea often gives another...Steve...😃

[@GreenSideUp]

Yes they will, unfortunately...Steve...😃

[@billvalsallotments5915]

Hi Steve we have some autumn sow ones but are thinking do we have enough so might have to sow some more. Keep safe Bill and val

[@GreenSideUp]

Yes, sow some more you need lots and lots of them...Steve...😁😁

[@PDXGardenHome]

I've never been good at growing sweet peas but trying again this year. I was surprised to find that you are sowing this early. So I'm going to follow your experience and give it a go!

[@GreenSideUp]

Yes they are very versatile as to when they can be sown, and like David Bell I might do a second sowing yet...Steve...😃

[@sandram1503]

Thanks Steve I will be sowing some soon so will heade your advise. Take care

[@GreenSideUp]

Thanks Sandra...Steve...😃

[@philgoben19]

Started my first batch in early autumn now they are so big I had to transplant into big pots . I just hope the warmer weather comes soon before they outgrow the new pots

[@GreenSideUp]

Thats the way Phil, you should get good strong flowers with nice long stems for the vase...Steve...😃

[@andrewmoore2314]

I've started using the organic slug pellets as well, in the greenhouse only, where I've used home made compost particularly. As the active ingredient is Ferric Phosphate it will only leave what is effectively a fertiliser - nothing toxic. I'm trying a few sweet peas this year - it's a long while since I grew them. I didn't know that mice would go for them - I thought they would be poisonous. I don't seem to have any trouble with mice though - maybe I've got to thank visiting neighbour's cats. Thanks for all your great videos - really helpful. All the best.

[@GreenSideUp]

I am glad I have finally gone organic with the Slug Pellets, even though I only ever used the old type responsibly, it has to be safer this way...Steve...😃

[@vivsalittlebitcrafty4854]

Hi, I was recently introduced to your channel through Eli and Kate's channel. I've been binge watching your videos ever since. I love your no nonsense approach and am thoroughly enjoying watching and learning. I did sow my sweet peas in Autumn and they are doing very well, can I ask what food to use right now for them? Many thanks 😊

[@blinkspacestudio8892]

I am currently growing lupin seedlings in root trainers and they are growing like mad. When they are re-potted I am going to put some peas in there. Peas grow so fast I always think its good to have some pots set up for them already before transplanting. Beans are the same, once they get their true leaves they seriously take off.

[@myrustygarden]

Sadly we had a huge freeze when my sweet peas were just getting started and they froze to death even in poly tunnel, so I redid them and fingers crossed 🤞 they are ok. Thank you for sharing 👍🇨🇦🐝 safe

[@GreenSideUp]

It has been unseasonably colder than normal in your part of the world Ali, I am not surprised they froze...Steve...😃

[@marymcandrew7667]

I really enjoy your videos, so much good advice from experience! My question is, I have never grown sweet peas and have a few packs to sow but have NO greenhouse or polytunnel. I can start them inside but what do you suggest I do? I live in the Scottish Borders and wouldn't plant anything tender out till into May. If you could advise when I should start them inside, then do I just plant right out in the bed?

[@David_Bell_growing]

I sowed my (also Eagle) sweet peas this morning in root trainers, 2 per cell which will be in a heated propagator in an unheated spare room I use for propagation, which will enable me to keep them at correct temperature and avoid exposing them to slugs/mice/voles. A second sowing of saved seeds will follow next month as those will be the right size to donate to charity plant sales in May.

[@GreenSideUp]

HI David, which of the Eagle sweet peas did you choose? Always interested in what others are growing...Steve...😃

[@David_Bell_growing]

@@GreenSideUp I looked through all their collections and came to the conclusion that their 'Chesea Collection' as sown by yourself was the best. 128 Seeds sown 2 per cell in root trainers, leaving 32 seeds left (4 of each colour) for another sowing as soon as another themostatically controlled heat mat arrives, which will increase my propagator space to 2.5m2. I'm labelling each variety and plan to seed save from all of them, but until I find out next year from a small sowing of saved seeds whether I will get a decent mix of colours from them, I'll still have to pay for another lot for my main sowing next year. Even if they're reasonably OK, there will still be the question of what will seeds saved from flowers grown from saved seeds will produce.

[@David_Bell_growing]

@@GreenSideUp Update, 5 days after sowing the 'Leominster Boy' seeds are aĺl germinating. Update 2, eight days after sowing all varieties showing through and100% germination.

[@Bike-life57]

Is now a good time to sow me peas n pods

[@phirst55]

Steve,, I love the floating shelf, would it be light enough to have another shelf at the other side of the polytunnel?

[@GreenSideUp]

Hi Philip, on my tunnel yes, I have had two up before now but my tunnel is very strong, other tunnels you may have to think twice about it because once plants on there are watered, it would be quite a weight...Steve...😃

[@kimbradley1292]

I'll take the advice of slugs hiding in the compost, thanks Steve 🙂

[@GreenSideUp]

Hi Kim, it's only something I have come across in the last couple of years, and in general slugs can avoid most barriers. Copper tape, eggshells and coffe grounds can all be avoided by them simply by them coming up through the soil...Steve...😃

[@stevieb6173]

also you say pot them on ,so mine are autumn sown and look okay bit bedraggled ,and in roottrainers, what do i pot them on into ??

[@phirst55]

Do you save your own seed? If so, do you save Crimson Crush and Ildi tomato seeds? And do they come true? Thanks

[@GreenSideUp]

This is one area that I have played with and should explore more but I never seem to have the time, I have done the occasional seed saving but not much more for instance I saved some tomato seed from a holiday in Turkey one year and successfully grew those the next year. Crimson Crush is an F1 so would not come true, I am not sure what the Ildi variety is...Steve...😃

[@memeboy8402]

When to plant tomatoe seeds

[@GreenSideUp]

End of this month for me, but there are caveats with that which you will see in a couple of weeks...Steve...😃

[@deniseinthegarden]

Have never grown Sweet peas but this year I am, have just ordered and should be here within the next few days. Am going to use(dare I say it cardboard loo rolls) ;-)

[@David_Bell_growing]

There is actually a 'right way up' for using those, which will avoid them unwinding from the top as the glue dissolves. Make sure the pointy ends of the spiral are on the inside at the top and outside at the bottom. Standing them upright in a 24x cell tray will create airspaces between them and slow down mould growth on the cardboard, plus stop the tube unwinding at the bottom.

[@GreenSideUp]

This is the great thing about gardening Denise, so many different ways to achieve the same end result...Steve...😃

[@stevieb6173]

absolutely bob on about the root trainers to avoid , alas I made the mistake and they are useless, you cant get the whole of the plant out , no matter which plant you put in ,, dont do it , I wasted money so you don't have to 👍😢