Gardening hack - how to grow more blooms on sweet peas

00:30 Monty shows a small sweet pea plant and explains that it doesn't look good because it only has a few inches of soil.

00:45 Monty emphasizes the importance of good soil for sweet peas and all plants, stating that the soil makes all the difference in plant growth and health.

01:35 Monty shows a healthy, seven-foot-high sweet pea plant and attributes its growth to the soil it's planted in.

01:40 Monty shares that one of his favorite summer jobs is cutting sweet peas to take home to his beloved and explains the importance of cutting the flowers to prevent them from producing seeds.

02:08 Monty explains that cutting sweet peas encourages more flowering and advises against leaving the flowers on the plant to set seed.

02:25 Monty points out that the vigorous growth and flower production of the sweet peas are due to the nutrient-rich compost mixed into the soil and the slow-release fertilizer placed in the ground during planting.

03:00 Monty mentions that they pinched out the top of the sweet pea plant when it was just a few inches high, which resulted in the plant sending out multiple side shoots and becoming bushier.

03:22 Monty concludes by reiterating the importance of good soil for growing healthy sweet peas.