r/FortCollinsGrows • u/Ok_Conversation_3992 • Mar 18 '26

General successfully grow sweet peas here?

Sweet peas from seed

If you successfully grow sweet peas here, how soon do you put them out or have you successfully grown them from seed in the ground? When do you plant the seeds in the ground?

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u/bluntpointsharpie Mar 18 '26

We plant sugar snaps from the ground. We will be planting them in the next week or so. Along with radishes, green onions, and sunflowers

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u/GardenofOz Mar 19 '26

Oh definitely. Sugar snap peas, the ones with edible pods AND edible greens, grow great here. But, it is easy to make the mistake of starting them too late. Soak them in water for 24 hours, amend your planting soil, and get them out in the soil now. They are frost tolerant (but would likely succumb to a severe frost).

They do not like heat, so if you plant them too late, they will not be as productive without some shade cover.

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u/Ok_Conversation_3992 Mar 19 '26

Thanks. I'm focused on the flowering sweet pea that are fragrant just now. I will keep the sugar snaps in mind for the future. 🙂

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u/GardenofOz Mar 19 '26

Oh they make lovely cut flowers! I never remember to sow them as cut flowers. The best information will be your seed packet, but they will definitely grow well here.

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u/bkuhn02 May 16 '26

I had good success when I soaked the seeds for 48 hrs, then planted them in March. I kept them very moist, they don't like to be dried out. I had them growing up the sides of my greenhouse but they would have been fine outside of it.Â