How to Trellis Sweet Peas (A Low, Cold-Friendly Setup That Actually Works)

I trained them to climb Mount Everest… LOL. Okay, not really—but this past week I did re-trellis the sweet peas.

This is my second year successfully growing sweet peas without the seeds rotting in the trays. I can still take myself straight back to 2022—hovering over seed trays like a dog waiting for a bone, desperate for that first little green leaf to appear… only to find a sad mush of rotten seeds instead. 😩

Praise the Lord for discovering cold stratification. Game changer. 👉​ Click here to watch how I do it.​ Because of that, I’ve now grown sweet peas successfully—two years in a row.

About a week ago, I noticed the plants had gotten so big they were literally army-crawling across the ground 😂 so it was time to give these little soldiers a ladder.

At first, I tried using what I had—stakes, wire, even looking for old hog panels—but everything was either too big or too tall. I still need to protect them from the cold, so whatever they climbed had to stay low.

Also… I hated last year’s setup. Harvesting was a pain, and I wasn’t doing that again.

So, here’s what I landed on:

• 2’ rebar driven into the ground on each end of the row

• A 1½” PEX pipe slid over the top

• 4” square poly netting zip-tied to one side

Boom. Ladder built. Sweet pea soldiers deployed.

Now here’s to keeping them alive for the next two months 🤞

LOL—just a normal day here at the farm.

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With so much love, Your flower farmer, Kathryn 🌸