Tips for Growing Sweet Peas
Kerton Sweet Peas
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A mixture of 70% garden soil and 30% peat, or a soil
based potting compost is advised for seed sowing;
compost must be moist before sowing. We do not
recommend soaking or chipping our seed.
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Sow 2 seeds per 3” pot
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October is the best time to sow. Once the seedlings are
through, they should be put in a cold-frame to over-winter.
Leave frame open day and night and only cover in frosts.
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Use mouse-traps and slug pellets to prevent pest
damage.
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Don’t allow pots to dry out.
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Prepare ground in the
Autumn.
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Don’t over manure; a good handful of general purpose
fertiliser per square yard is adequate.
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Plant out from early March.
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Tap out pot, drop 2 plants 12” apart
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Grow in double rows 18” apart, up a cane cordon
fashion.
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Garden decoration plants can be supported with net
wire in any frame.
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In dry weather, give a good soak once a week.
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Feed with high potash fertiliser once a week onto soil
when buds appear.
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