How To Plant And Pinch Back Sweet Peas (With Time Lapse)

In this video I show how to pinch back sweet peas to encourage bushy healthy plants and also how to divide and plant them out to get the most from your plants. Pinching back of sweet peas more than doubles the number of stems and encourages stronger growth. Whilst separating the sweet peas and planting them individually gives them more space to grow and allows the plants to grow much larger by the end of summer. Doing so you only need to buy a pot or two of sweet pea seedlings to cover the same area as 10 pots of undivided sweet pea plants.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:18 What to look for when buying
01:11 Pruning / pinching
02:07 Where to cut
04:00 How the sweet peas will respond
04:53 Time lapse
05:24 Two weeks after pruning
06:29 Planting location
06:53 How to separate plants
08:45 Planting sweet peas
09:45 Aftercare and plant supports
12:46 When to plant out
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[@annaalberici5228]

This is the best video for SP

[@Gardeningat58N]

Thanks, I'm glad you think so, I hope it was helpful.

[@alanwann9318]

No long ramble intro, no music , just information. Thanks

[@Gardeningat58N]

Thanks, I try to keep my videos concise and without loud music, although sometimes I do ramble on for a while if I'm excited about a plant.

[@DazDaz-dd4sl]

Helpful videos I planted some seeds that I collected from a shop bought plant over 11,12 years ago, and they have just started coming up. I'm gobsmacked, so I've purchased some new seeds just in case it goes petetong

[@kysmik8214]

I see these growing wild on a hillside by my grocery store every year so I decided to grow them myself. Who knew how beautiful they can be when supported on a trellis? Thank You!

[@Gardeningat58N]

I think the trellis shows them off the best, and they smell amazing to.

[@ktb6979]

Absolutely fantastic. I'd been watching lots of sweet pea videos and thought I had enough information to grow my seedlings successfully. But this is the most comprehensive video out there! You've covered so much more than others have mentioned. Thank you for sharing. (I'm also attempting banana plants from seed after being inspired by your back catalogue of videos 👍) Katie

[@Gardeningat58N]

Thanks, I'm glad you found my video so informative, good luck with your sweet peas and bananas. The bananas can be a little tricky as they need the varying daily temperatures, they can take over a month to germinate and the seeds need to be not too old. Some I find germinate very easily and other species I've had no germination from. The best for me were Musa sikkimensis and Ensete ventricosum.

[@jasonarondeau]

That was an excellent video! Thanks so much for helping me cultivate more of my favorite flowers this year 👩‍🌾😍

[@Gardeningat58N]

Thanks, good luck with your sweet peas, I love the smell of them in summer.

[@colleenmckinlay2916]

Excellent video. So detailed and informative. Many thanks. 👍🏻💕🇨🇦

[@livingdolljewels226]

Thank you!! 😊

[@tinasterry5651]

Absolutely the best tutorial on Sweet Peas start to finish, thank you.
I grow mine in root trainers (3 seeds per trainer) I planted my Sweet Peas (Matucana) out yesterday around an obelisk. I decided not to divide so I have 4 points on the obelisk (6ft high) with 3 plants on each point.
Is that too many do you think?
Many thanks
Tina
(Dublin, Ireland ☘️)

[@Gardeningat58N]

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed my tutorial. That sounds like more plants than you need, it won't be a problem, they will still grow fine, but you could save money by having less plants, or have more plants to plant elsewhere if you just had two per point. Root trainers are a good idea for sweet peas as they don't like thier roots being disturbed.

[@tinasterry5651]

@@Gardeningat58N Many thanks, I will space out in more places in future 🙂

[@Artlover22]

Brilliant info! Thanks ☘️ ❤😊

[@maireaddeva]

Brilliant thank you

[@murosharma3569]

Thanks a lot for very informative video

[@Gardeningat58N]

Thanks, I'm glad you found it informative, good luck with your sweet peas.

[@stalkingshadows]

Your video just maybe solve my whole damn issue!!!! I'm 8a frost 2 months from now you saying they want Bush out until the wrap around something

[@Gardeningat58N]

They tend to grow slowly until they grab hold of something, then they shoot upwards. You can get bush varieties that don't need supports, but if a climbing variety has nothing to hold onto it tends to stay very small and doesn't flower much, or they grab onto each other and become a tangled mess.

[@stalkingshadows]

@Gardeningat58N baby thank you cause the internet nit ^^#^# they just be making videos.... these things been small for a min.... I'm wrapping them around Cain they like no...... no no I'm like what the hell.... also because I planted late do greenhouse work to keep growing in winter I'm in 8a so we don't get snow... for real lowest around 32%

[@susannes3135]

Will the tendrils attach to a metal grid lattice?

[@janetwilliams2835]

They will, reluctantly. They prefer something like natural string or raffia. They'll grow more vigorously up a 'bio' support.
I suggest tying some string across your lattice.
Long time sweet pea grower.

[@TheBebelass]

Pity you can't count cards lol , would come in handy when playing BJ

[@crocolagerfelden6142]

I hope the textured ceiling/wall is not the "popcorn" type that may contain asbestos - plz be careful.

[@justsaying712]

good video - would be better if you spoke a little slower........