One of the favorite and most beautiful curlyplants, one can undoubtedly call sweet pea. Modern housewives grow it not only in garden plots, but also use it for landscaping and decorating terraces, gazebos and even balconies in an ordinary city apartment. This colorful and fragrant plant can be both annual and perennial. Annuals are very common, and they can be found in almost every summer cottage, city park or garden. And perennial sweet pea appeared recently, but has already managed to win the hearts of many gardeners. The plant gained its popularity due to its unrivaled aroma, extraordinary structure of inflorescences and, of course, quite long and abundant flowering. And the spectrum of colors of perennial sweet peas amazes with its versatility. This is pure white, and all shades of red and blue, and cherry, burgundy, purple, orange colors. And if you want to decorate your balcony, give it the look of a colorful spring garden, then sweet peas can help you in this endeavor.
Where to begin
Reproduction of perennial sweet peaoccurs with seeds. You can start acting already in mid-April, when our unstable spring returns to normal, and the air warms up more or less. In order for the seeds to germinate faster, they need to be soaked in hot water for about two hours. At room temperature, shoots will appear in 3-5 days. Seeds of perennial sweet peas need to be sown in holes - 2-3 seeds at a distance of 21-26 cm. Such plants, namely, those sown from seeds, bloom by the end of July or the beginning of August, but will continue to bloom until the first frost.
Features of care
Wondering how to grow fragrantpeas on the balcony, it should be remembered that seedlings are planted in open ground (in our case, in boxes on the balcony) in the first ten days of May, since this plant is not afraid of short-term temperature drops (down to -5 ° C). Perennial sweet peas do not tolerate transplantation well, especially damage to the root system, so for more successful growth, seedlings must be carefully removed from the pots, trying not to damage the soil lump. The planting site must be prepared in advance, using the seedling pot as a form, you can neither deepen nor overestimate the planting. Peas, like other seedlings, must be cared for regularly. Weeding, loosening, abundant watering - these are the facts that are key when growing. Do not forget to remove dead leaves and buds that have already bloomed. This is necessary so that the plant pleases you with flowers longer and more abundantly. If you plant tall varieties, take care of the support - you can use a net or twine. As the shoots germinate, carefully direct them to the desired position and tie them up. Do not forget that this plant loves sunlight, so if your balcony is in the shade of trees, the peas may not bloom. Perennial sweet peas are considered fast-growing plants. When it gets the amount of nutrients it needs to grow, its root penetrates deep into the soil. You will help the plant if you stimulate the growth of adventitious roots. This can be achieved by a simple operation - adding fertile substrate and hilling up young plants to the base. Growing flowers has its own secrets. But the main thing to remember is to treat plants like living people, talk to them, help them in time. And then a real paradise garden will appear on your balcony!
