sweet pea - seed from this year's pods

[Lizzy56]

I have had a lovely display this year and though I might try growing from the odd pod which has appeared.

I have picked these and shelled them and I have (guess what?) little peas inside them.

any suggestions re best way to dry/keep these over the winter?

also - earlier post re toilet roll holder vs pots. I planted mine last year in the tall nectarine punnets from the supermarkets (check them out - they are generally much deeper than other punnets) which allows the roots to grow. Plus really spooky to watch (from the outside) the seeds sprouting and the root developing - I showed one of my 5yr old chums and he thought it was absolutely fantastic.

[Two_Sheds]

You need to keep the pods until they are brown and crispy, then shell the seeds. Keep the seeds dry until you sow them (Oct or Feb ish)

[Flummery]

You can leave them on the plant to dry. I did this last year and then shelled them as Two Sheds says, when they are dry and crisp. They all came true to original colour too.

[jackie j]

I have left mine on the plant but other people pinch them as they walk past.