Sweet Pea Seedpods Tips On Collecting Seeds From Sweet Peas

Collecting seeds from sweet peas is easy. Bring the seedpods indoors and remove the seeds from the pods. Line a flat surface, such as a countertop or cookie sheet, with newspaper and let the seeds dry for about three days. Once dry, put them in a freezer bag or Mason jar with a tight-fitting lid to keep them dry.

Can you collect the seeds from sweet peas?
Should I remove seed pods from sweet peas?
How do you prepare sweet pea seeds for planting?
What month do you plant sweet peas?
Do sweet peas reseed themselves?
What is the best support for sweet peas?
What to do when sweet peas have finished flowering?
Which sweet peas have the strongest scent?
Do sweet peas grow back every year?
How long do you soak pea seeds before planting?
Do Sweet peas need full sun?

Can you collect the seeds from sweet peas?

Sweet pea pods and seeds are not edible, but you can harvest them from the plant to propagate more flowers. ... To plant more sweet peas, you can harvest and dry the pods and collect the seeds for planting the following year.

Should I remove seed pods from sweet peas?

Once your sweet pea plants are in full flower make sure that you dead-head them and remove seed pods as soon as possible to encourage more blooms to be produced.

How do you prepare sweet pea seeds for planting?

Soak the seeds in water for 24 hours before sowing. This softens the seed coat and speeds up the sprouting process. While the seeds are soaking, fill your planting pots with good quality potting soil. Sweet peas produce abundant roots, so use the deepest pots you can find.

What month do you plant sweet peas?

Sow your sweet peas seeds anytime from October until March, two seeds to a pot. You can sow your sweet pea seeds in March but growing sweet peas over winter will produce stronger, more robust plants. I usually use root trainers – long, thin pots or cardboard loo rolls – to sow my sweet peas into.

Do sweet peas reseed themselves?

Sweet peas are annual plants and will readily self-sow. The flowers go to seed if left uncut and form pods that vaguely resemble the pods of edible peas. ... While sweet peas are great attention-stealers, they can also complement some of the showier blooms in your garden.

What is the best support for sweet peas?

Planting out sweet peas

You can buy sweet pea plug plants in spring. Plant them in fertile soil beneath a support, such as a wigwam made of bamboo canes. Most sweet peas will grow to about 2m in height. Water in well until they've put on good growth.

What to do when sweet peas have finished flowering?

Cut perennial Lathyrus back to ground level in autumn or, preferably, leave the cutting back until February so the dead stems provide cover for wildlife in winter. Simply pull out and compost annual sweet peas once flowering has finished at the end of summer. In hot, dry seasons this might be a bit sooner.

Which sweet peas have the strongest scent?

Noted for its outstanding fragrance, award-winner Lathyrus odoratus 'Matucana' is a vigorous climbing annual with usually up to 4 large, violet and deep crimson flowers per stem. Deservedly popular, it is reported to be the strongest scented Sweet Pea in the world and is more heat tolerant than most.

Do sweet peas grow back every year?

Sweet peas are annuals, which mean they germinate, grow, flower, set seed and die all in one year and so have to be re-grown each year. ... You can remove every bloom from a set of Sweet peas and within days they will be back, so do keep picking.

How long do you soak pea seeds before planting?

Many sources recommend 8-12 hours and no more than 24 hours. Again, too much soaking and the seeds will start to decompose. If you use very hot water, the soaking time will decrease. We've always liked to use warm water and start the soaking at bedtime, then plant first thing in the morning.

Do Sweet peas need full sun?

Make sure you plant the sweet peas outside after the last frost date in your area. Choose a spot in full sun or very light dappled shade with rich, well-drained soil. ... Plant the seedlings about 20cm apart and water in. Keep the plants well-watered, especially during dry spells.