How to help the climbing plant climb

Attractive vegetation for a year

Many Sweet peas species thrive as an annual and are extremely fast-growing. During the summer months they can easily reach heights of up to two meters. It is important that you give the plants a climbing aid so that they can find sufficient support.

Suitable climbing frames

Chain link fences are ideal, as the vetch's climbing organs can hold on to them. Thick wooden trellises, on the other hand, are less ideal, as the delicate plant cannot grow around the strong struts. In that case, just nail it Wire mesh(€ 65.90 at Amazon *) to the wooden frame and the vetch will strive towards the sky in no time.

Make sure that the location is sheltered from the wind and sunny so that the tendrils are not kinked by the wind.

Let vetches grow bushy

Let the vetch freely climb the climbing aid, it will grow bushy and very lush. Only remove weak or dried-up shoots at regular intervals, as these unnecessarily drain the plant's strength and impair its appearance.

Put the sweet peas in the limelight

It is extremely attractive if you use the trellis method to pull the sweet peas. Bamboo or plant sticks that are not too thick are well suited. Proceed as follows:

• Young plants in front of a trellis plants and let them grow undisturbed until they are about 25 centimeters tall.
• Then snap off the weaker side shoots.
• Cut tendrils on the leaves.
• Tie the main shoot to the rod.

As a result, the plant puts all its strength into this main shoot and the formation of flowers. This makes the flowers very large and easy to cut for the vase.

Water vetch regularly

The green vetch does not only evaporate a lot of moisture on hot summer days. The climbing plants must therefore poured sufficiently will.

It is also advisable to close the vetch mulch. The cut tendrils are well suited for this, as they supply the plant with valuable nutrients at the same time.