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Re: Any Questions?
« Reply #60 on Jan 8, 2012, 12:49pm »

http://www.rpsweetpeas.co.uk/index.htm

I go to this man, but Sweetpea will add to this list. He usually goes somewhere else, but I can't remember where.

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« Reply #61 on Jan 8, 2012, 5:36pm »

Jan 8, 2012, 12:35pm, dcdahlia wrote:

Hi I am after 3 or 4 strongly scented varieties (different colours) could someone point me in the right direction and tell me where the best place to get the seed please.

I use the following for my exbibition spencers

http://www.kertonsweetpeas.co.uk/

http://www.rpsweetpeas.co.uk/

from what i have grown, White Frills, Sir Jimmy Shand, Millenium, Eclipse, Gwendoline all smell nice.

Kertons catalogue gives a description of scent but you may need firefox to view it...it doesn't work on explorer for me.

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« Reply #62 on Jan 8, 2012, 5:37pm »

Jan 8, 2012, 12:49pm, Cherry wrote:

http://www.rpsweetpeas.co.uk/index.htm

I go to this man, but Sweetpea will add to this list. He usually goes somewhere else, but I can't remember where.

kerton sweetpeas bridgewater, somerset.
I also use others such as Robert Bolton, Unwins and even Chiltern seeds plus any others that may have varieties I want.

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Re: Any Questions?
« Reply #63 on Jan 22, 2012, 11:00am »

Oct 10, 2011, 12:17am, sweetpea wrote:

good time now to sow your sweetpea seeds. I used to aim for the 2nd week in October but I feel with the climate on the warm it will be ok right up to early November. For outdoors in a coldframe.
Not to worry if you miss as Jan. feb. sowing indoors is fine too as is March April May outdoors and in situ.

SP, I took your advice and sowed some sweetpeas in November and put them in the cold frame. Had a look this morning and they have grown well, now about 6" tall. They are in 3" pots, should I pot them on and stake them now, or could I plant them out in the garden?

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« Reply #64 on Jan 22, 2012, 12:35pm »

I would plant out as soon as weather conditions permit. ie not frozen solid or waterlogged.
if under cover they will need hardening off first but if already in a coldframe should be ok.

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« Reply #65 on Jan 22, 2012, 4:41pm »

Jan 22, 2012, 12:35pm, sweetpea wrote:

I would plant out as soon as weather conditions permit. ie not frozen solid or waterlogged.
if under cover they will need hardening off first but if already in a coldframe should be ok.

Thank you for the advice SP, I'll do as you suggest

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Re: Any Questions?
« Reply #66 on Jan 22, 2012, 7:03pm »

Jan 22, 2012, 4:41pm, peony wrote:

Jan 22, 2012, 12:35pm, sweetpea wrote:

I would plant out as soon as weather conditions permit. ie not frozen solid or waterlogged.
if under cover they will need hardening off first but if already in a coldframe should be ok.

Thank you for the advice SP, I'll do as you suggest ;D

I have been in trouble for making suggestions in the past

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« Reply #67 on Jan 22, 2012, 7:41pm »

Jan 22, 2012, 7:03pm, sweetpea wrote:

Jan 22, 2012, 4:41pm, peony wrote:

Thank you for the advice SP, I'll do as you suggest ;D

I have been in trouble for making suggestions in the past

I can believe that SP

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« Reply #68 on Jan 26, 2012, 1:06pm »

A little bit of green pushing up thru the compost this morning, great

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« Reply #69 on Jan 26, 2012, 2:21pm »

Jan 26, 2012, 1:06pm, AJ wrote:

A little bit of green pushing up thru the compost this morning, great

It would be worrying if it was pushing DOWN AJ

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Re: Any Questions?
« Reply #70 on Jan 26, 2012, 2:37pm »

These are some that had sprouted in the seed pods as i was collecting them, I just chucked them in a pot with compost and left them to there own devises outside, not covered or anything