Sweet Pea School | Marryn Mathis & Christine Chitnis White duck Removing spent flowers will encourage

Removing spent flowers will encourage new flower stems

Soft pale lemon spring colour to brighten up your pots

Cut your plants down in mid-winter and cover with mulch and a sprinkling of slug bait and then start a feeding regime again when plants have put on around 10cm of growth

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Sweet Pea School | Marryn Mathis & Christine Chitnis White duck Removing spent flowers will encourageFrom experienced flower farmer and reigning "Sweet Pea Queen" Marryn Mathis comes this gorgeous, instructive guide to growing and harvesting your own sweet peas. With their delicate petals, whimsical vines, and intoxicating scent, sweet peas are some of the most nostalgic and beloved bloomsand theyre easy to grow. Known for the vibrant kaleidoscope of varieties she cultivates on her Washington farm, Marryn Mathis shares her deep knowledge and passion