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Growing => General Gardening => Topic started by: noshed on November 08, 2006, 09:38

Title: Sweet Peas
Post by: noshed on November 08, 2006, 09:38

I know these aren't veg but they have a veggie name. I want to grow some because I like the colours and smell - is it true you start them now and overwinter them in your fantastic home-made greenhouse?

Title: Sweet Peas
Post by: Aunt Sally on November 08, 2006, 12:16

Yes you're right.  They like a nice deep soil to germinate in.  You can make your own deep pots using rolls of news paper standing in a seed tray and fill with compost.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plantprofile_sweetpea.shtml

Title: Sweet Peas
Post by: muntjac on November 08, 2006, 14:49

or throw them down where you want to grow them as you turn the soil over , loike wot i does  :lol:

Title: Sweet Peas
Post by: noshed on November 29, 2006, 12:39

They're doing well - soil not deep enough though. I must rescue the situation at the weekend.
A chance to lurk in the greenhouse. Must take the radio.

Title: Sweet Peas
Post by: noshed on December 09, 2006, 18:58

All got blown over - plants OK but all lables mixed up. Who cares?

Title: Sweet Peas
Post by: muntjac on December 09, 2006, 19:55

back em up by starting soem in a cold frame or grenhouse . use polystrene cups . i am into the russel ones, plant them with your runner beans ,whe  you do them

Title: Sweet Peas
Post by: shaun on December 09, 2006, 20:56

i'm still growing sweetpeas that my dad grew when i was nipper been saving the seeds for over 20 years,god knows how long he grew them for but i bet its 40 years or more.

Title: Sweet Peas
Post by: shaun on December 09, 2006, 21:00

forgot to say i do 2 sowings one end of october and another in march/april this way you will have flowers for about 5-6 months.

Title: Sweet Peas
Post by: noshed on December 13, 2006, 21:23

Thanks everyone -  i'm sure 2007's crop will be better than 2006

Title: Sweet Peas
Post by: shaun on December 23, 2006, 09:04

pinch off the tops and any side shoots now if you sown them early.i dont know why so dont ask  :wink:

Title: Sweet Peas
Post by: noshed on December 23, 2006, 16:31

Thanks Shaun, I love a bit of mystery

Title: sweet peas
Post by: Clodagh & Dick on January 23, 2007, 21:27

Here in Spain we grow 25 metres of sweet peas alogside our veggie patch to attract polinators as wekll as brighten up the spring plot. The seeds are own directly in the ground in november. The Spaniards could not understand at first why we grew something we could not eat. Initially a bunch was our visiting card to become known. But one by one they all have some of our seeds to griow themeslves.