If you love sweet peas as much as I do, you will probably be sowing your seeds right about now. You may also share in my knowledge that sweet pea seeds can sometimes be difficult to germinate. But my little trick will see each and every one of your seeds sprouting shoots – and fast. All you need is a pair of nail clippers.
Using nail clippers (or sometimes a nail file) to make a nick in each sweet pea seed coat is the key to fast, guaranteed germination. It is quite a mediative exercise once you get the hang of it.
