Instructions

• : Mature, hardened sweet peas, unlike garden peas, are poisonous and should not be eaten.
• Step 1: Prep the bed Prep your soil bed by breaking up clumps with garden tools, adding fertilizer like manure or compost, and digging a 1-inch-deep trench for the seeds.
• TIP: To help the seeds absorb water and sprout earlier, use nail clippers to make a small slit in the seed.
• Step 2: Plant the seeds Plant the seeds in the trench, spaced 2 to 3 inches apart.
• Step 3: Cover and water Cover the seeds with soil and then water them.
• Step 4: Build support Build a support for your climbing sweet peas using chicken wire and stakes.
• TIP: Protect your sweet peas from birds by arching netting over them.
• Step 5: Trim Trim the seedlings as they grow, and give them plenty of space between each other.
• Step 6: Water Water your sweet peas regularly, but remember not to water during the hottest part of the day.
• Step 7: Mulch and care Mulch the seeds well and keep the roots cool and moist. Before you know it, your garden will be sweetened with the vibrant sweet pea.
• FACT: Swee’ Pea, Popeye’s adopted son, was the Crown Prince of Demonia and was set on Popeye’s doorstep by his mother for his own safety.

You Will Need

• A soil bed
• Garden tools
• Fertilizer
• Sweet pea seeds
• Chicken wire
• Stakes
• Mulch
• Nail clippers (optional)
• Bird netting (optional)