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Growing => General Gardening => Topic started by: greetwellboy on March 18, 2018, 09:54

Title: Sweet peas
Post by: greetwellboy on March 18, 2018, 09:54

I want to start off some sweet peas,should I put the seeds in a tray,or 1 seed in individual pots.
Thanks

Title: Re: Sweet peas
Post by: Silva on March 18, 2018, 09:58

I believe sweet peas prefer long pots like root trainers to get established rather than shallow trays. Like many others I start mine in toilet rolls as this means they can then be planted out in to larger pots without the roots being disturbed.

Title: Re: Sweet peas
Post by: greetwellboy on March 18, 2018, 10:08

Thanks, I have 3inch pots,so I'll go with that.I thought a tray may be to shallow.
Thank you.

Title: Re: Sweet peas
Post by: mumofstig on March 18, 2018, 10:35

I'd sow a couple in a 3in pot, and if they both grow plant them out together when the time comes.

Title: Re: Sweet peas
Post by: greetwellboy on March 19, 2018, 05:32

Thanks I'll try that