How to Grow Sweet Pea: Growing Guide to Planting, Care & Harvest

Lathyrus odoratus

Growing calendar

Typical timing for central Japan (Kanto region). Shift it for your own climate, and record your actual dates.

Guides

• Sowing Sweet Peas: Autumn or Late Winter, Depth and Pinching
• Sweet Pea Care: Watering, Feeding and Picking Every Few Days
• Sweet Pea Supports: Netting, Canes, Wigwams and Cordon Training
• Why Sweet Peas Stop Flowering, and How to Keep Them Going
• Sweet Peas Through the Year: Autumn Sowing to the End of Flowering
• Sweet Pea Problems: Aphids, Slugs, Bud Drop and Powdery Mildew

Common problems

Start from what you can see on the plant.

Pests and diseases (16)

Written byYasuGrowing vegetables and fruit in Chiba, Japan, and building Gadenin. Corrections are welcome. 15 years of growing.