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Sweet Pea Secrets: Feeding, Picking and Favourite Varieties - Episode 230

Sweet Pea Secrets: Feeding, Picking and Favourite Varieties - Episode 230

Update: 2025-06-26
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At this time of year sweet peas are one of the season’s greatest joys, whether through the earlier flowering varieties or the incredibly fragrant flowers.

In this solo episode of ‘grow, cook, eat, arrange’ Sarah dives into the best growing systems for stunning sweet peas, a new method for picking & deadheading, and the specific sweet peas that will make your garden sing through spring.

In this episode, discover:

  • How best to condition sweet peas for the most prolific growth and huge stems
  • A new method of picking that helps give you more flowers, and keep life in your sweet peas
  • Sarah’s tips for preventing mildew, not just for sweet peas but for most plants
  • The absolute top varieties for perfume, performance, and early-flowering delights

Products mentioned:

Sweet Pea 'Matucana'

https://www.sarahraven.com/products/lathyrus-odoratus-matucana

Sweet Pea 'Mrs Collier'

https://www.sarahraven.com/products/lathyrus-odoratus-mrs-collier

Sweet Pea 'Nimbus'

https://www.sarahraven.com/products/sweet-pea-nimbus 

Sweet Pea 'Blue Velvet'

https://www.sarahraven.com/products/sweet-pea-blue-velvet


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Sweet Pea Secrets: Feeding, Picking and Favourite Varieties - Episode 230

Sweet Pea Secrets: Feeding, Picking and Favourite Varieties - Episode 230

Sarah Raven