Sweet peas are considered one of the mostoriginal ornamental plants. Care of him is quite complicated, but because not everyone knows what this flower is. Do not confuse it, for example, with a product such as sweet pepper peas.
Depending on the variety, the height of the pea stalk can range from 50 to 200 cm. In our country, taller varieties are more often used. Sweet peas, growing from the seeds of which is quite affordable, prefers sunny, sheltered from strong winds. In this case, the presence of a shadow is practically not allowed.
More preferable is the seedling methodbreeding of this plant. The fact is that he has a fairly long vegetative period. Sweet peas, grown from the seeds of which in the open ground can be started from the end of May, in this case will blossom only in August. He is not afraid of frosts and can easily tolerate a cooling to -5 degrees Celsius.
In any case, this plant requires high-quality air and water-permeable soil. Otherwise, bushes can even die. Adult flowers are planted so that for 1 m2 there were no more than four plants.Sweet peas are recommended for many years in one place not more than four years in a row. This is due to the fact that the soil accumulates spores of a pathogenic fungus, a very dangerous for the health of flowers. For the same reason, do not fertilize the plant with fresh organic fertilizers.
Feeding
The supports for this weaving plant are put throughfourteen days after the first shoots appear. As the growth grows, the stems are directed in such a way that a beautiful, continuous fragrant "wall" is obtained. Each variety of peas smells differently, but they all look remarkably spectacular. Often its flowers are compared to colorful butterflies. They look very interesting. For bouquets take stems with a length of 25 cm.