I have bought some sweet pea seeds - a variety that will do well in hanging baskets..........?

How should i go about growing and planting the seeds from the start to make sure they grow beautifully?


Should i use a particular typre of basket?


Any other tips for sweet peas in hanging baskets?

I have bought some sweet pea seeds - a variety that will do well in hanging baskets..........?
Sweet pea seeds can be started early. They are cold tolerant and do better with cooler temperatures. Depending what zone you're in ....I'm in midwest and start sweet pea seeds in April.If you are in more mild climate you can start them much earlier.


Soak seeds overnite. Use good loamy soil MIX in pots...not potting soil or black dirt. Fill up your pot about half full...water soil in good. Place seeds on soil and cover seeds w/half inch of potting mix.Place in sunny spot outside. Once your seedlings emerge and start growing up keep filling in potting mix around the seedlings. This will reinforce the vine base and make them sturdier. Fertilize early before sweet pea starts flowering. Too much fertilizer means you will have more vine and foliage and less flowers.


Keep flowers cut off and dead head spent flowers and your basket should last a couple months.


Sweet peas are not heat loving plants so if temperature startsclimbing put baskets in shadier spot and keep soil moist at all times.


I grow them in all kinds of pots and window boxes and have had good luck with them.Use good potting mix like miracle grow potting mix or similiar products. Makes all the difference.





Not sure what zone you are in the UK...the main thing is not to plant your seeds until the temperature stays above 40 degrees for a couple weeks before planting.
Reply:Get a large basket and good potting soil. Start the seeds in the basket, sweet peas don't like to be transplanted. You will have to water them more often because they are in a basket. In the hot dry days you may have to water twice a day..feel the basket, if it is light water it..If it's heavy don't.