Winter Sowing Sweet Peas in DIY Root Trainers in Zone 3

It's winter sowing time! We are looking for a more efficient way of growing our Sweet Peas this year. These fragrant flowers can be finnicky when it comes to transplanting.

That's why we are exploring alternative ways of root training them using these DIY methods.


00:00 - Intro
00:41 - What Is Winter Sowing
01:35 - Benefit of Winter Sowing
02:09 - Where We Ordered Our Sweet Peas
03:18 - More Advantages of Winter Sowing
03:53 - Why Sweet Peas Need Root Trainers
04:41 - How Long Should You Soak Sweet Peas Before Sowing
06:14 - DIY Root Trainer Method 1
06:55 - DIY Root Trainer Method 2
07:46 - How To Prepare Milk Jugs for Winter Sowing
09:32 - Small Paper Bags as DIY Sweet Pea Root Trainers
10:18 - Sweet Pea "Castlewellan"
11:31 - Biodegradable Plastic as DIY Sweet Pea Root Trainers
13:31 - Sweet Pea "Cilla"
14:32 - Lathyrus Marmoratus
15:45 - Sealing the Milk Jugs for Winter Sowing
17:14 - More Sweet Pea Varieties We're Sowing
17:20 - Lathyrus Chloranthus
17:29 - Sweet Pea "Sir Jimmy Shand"
17:35 - Sweet Pea "America"
17:42 - Sweet Pea "Blue Shift"
17:49 - Sweet Pea "Just Jenny"
17:57 - Sweet Pea "Windsor"
18:04 - Sweet Pea "Renown"
18:11 - Sweet Pea "Solway Classic"
18:18 - Sweet Pea "Nimbus"
18:25 - Lathyrus Sativus "Crescent Moon"
18:32 - Sweet Pea "Jacko"
18:40 - Sweet Pea "Solway Charm"
18:47 - Sweet Pea "Mr. P"
18:54 - Larythus Sativus Cyaneus
19:01 - Sweet Pea "Valeri Harrod"
19:08 - Larythus Sativus Azureus
19:15 - Sweet Pea "Raspberry Flake"
19:22 - Sweet Pea "Turquoise"
19:30 - Sweet Pea "Little Red Riding Hood"
19:37 - Sweet Pea "Senator"
19:43 - Sweet Pea "Earl Grey"
19:50 - Sweet Pea "Route 66"
19:57 - Sweet Pea "Enchante"
20:04 - Sweet Pea "Pandemonium"
21:07 - Place Milk Jugs Outside Covered with Snow