Episode Details

This week got off to a rather chilly, murky, and drizzly start. However there's nothing like the thought of hundreds of gloriously coloured and heavily scented sweetpeas to cheer me up.

My sweetpea story starts with a holiday outing to buy raw milk on a farm in Dorset which led to the discovery of a fantastic supplier of sweetpeas. I share the types of sweetpeas I ordered in 2024 for the 2025 season, why I have committed to removing tendrils this year (a challenge too far, perhaps?!?) and why I'm busy collecting and storing toilet roll tubes. I talk about how I'm going to stake my sweetpea plants this year and what happened when I had the chilling "Hang on, I don't have enough sweetpea seeds..." moment (answer: I'm going to have to buy more). 

In this episode I also answer a question from a listener about whether I am paid to mention suppliers and/or products and I also share a brainwave about how I plan to lay out my flowerbeds in 2025. I recorded this episode in my car today and it's just me talking directly to you. I hope you enjoy.

In this episode, I’m diving into how and why I'm selecting the best sweetpeas to grow. 

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

✅ The difference between types of sweetpeas

✅ Why I'm planning on removing tendrils this year

✅ Why I'm collecting hundred of toilet rolls 

✅ How I found my sweetpea supplier  

✅ Which sweetpeas I'm growing in 2025

✅ Staking plans to avoid tangled stems

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