When To Plant Sweet Pea Seeds Zone 6

My garden is in Kentucky zone 6b7. Sow sweet pea seeds between October and April.

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Sydh Feb 7 2011.

When to plant sweet pea seeds zone 6. I pinch off all the old flowers. Sow in seed starting containers in early spring about 6 to 7 weeks before the last frost date then plant out as soon as soil can be worked. Sweet peas can handle light frosts.

For best results aim for late OctoberNovember or late FebruaryMarch as temperatures and light levels are less than ideal in midwinter. About 5 weeks before the last frost usually mid-February or so prepare small seed trays or peat containers with a seed starting mixture. Sweet peas can also be sown direct into the ground in April or May.

In zones 6 and below its best to sow your seeds in late winter or early spring for an early-summer harvest. In cold winter areas sow in seed starting containers in early spring about 6-7 weeks before the last frost date then plant out as soon as soil can be worked. When planted in hardiness zones 7 to 10 sweet pea seeds can be sown in the fall.

However some gardens like mine experience very little spring weather before temperatures soar into the 80s and 90s. If you are planting outside you are safe to plant any time the ground can be worked and again nights are above 20 F. Sweet peas are sown in southern Australia in autumn.

If you live further North where temperatures in the spring remain cooler its likely youd be fine planting sweet peas in the spring time. Soaking the seeds overnight first softens the outer coating and aids germination. Sow seeds in soil above 50F.

They grow and flower through winter and the flowers are picked in spring. Plant the seeds in seed substrate. Plant seedlings out around the last spring frost in two rows one on each side of the trellis roughly 8 inches 20 cm apart down the row.

As the vines explode into lush growth its important to keep them tied to their trellises. Printer Friendly Version When To Start. Therefore start this routine 8 weeks before the risk of hard frost in your area has passed.

Select a wide open sunny aspect with. Ive had luck growing sweet peas in our zone 6 garden where temperatures routinely hit 90F by the end of May and by July stretches of a week or more where temperatures near 100F with 25 mph winds from the south are common. Foregoing is taken from Growing Sweet Peas - basic cultural advice Spring Sowing available from breeders Cooltonagh Irish Sweet Peas.

In zones 6 and below its best to sow your seeds in late winter or early spring for an early-summer harvest. Sweet peas can handle light frosts. Plant out your sweet pea seedlings and plants during a mild spell between March and May.

Once the vines get going sweet peas can grow more than a foot 305 cm a week. Wait until the peas are completely brown and starting to. During the summer I never let a sweet pea go to seed because seed set will prevent new flowering.

Once both the air and soil have cooled to below 50 degrees F in late summer or early fall plant sweet pea seeds roughly 1 inch deep and about 3 inches apart. However as August arrives I let some go to seed so I can save some for the following year. Last edited by a moderator.

If you plan to have sweet peas climb dig a trench about an inch deep and a foot away from the trellis you intend the plant to climb. However in Zones 7-8 and above you should start your sweet pea seeds in the autumn find out your growing zone here. A general rule is to plant sweet peas 6-8 weeks BEFORE your last frost date you can find when your last frost date is here.

Everlasting sweet peas are both self-seeding and spreads via rhizomes so propagation is quite easy. If you are growing in a greenhouse or high tunnel you can transplant any time after you have a good sized plant and your tunnel is reliably above 20 F at night. Be on the lookout for weeds and keep.

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