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Post by merlin on Jan 23, 2011 15:22:22 GMT
To get off to an early start, last December I sowed 8 SP's in toilet rolls that I made square and placed them in a sheltered spot. They look D E D  What a sad little tale. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2011 16:48:30 GMT
So sad Merlin normally I do the same thing but since we have had snow since Nov my greenhouse doors have been froozen for so long.
I so love sweet peas.
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Post by sweetpea on Jan 23, 2011 17:02:22 GMT
Well it wont have been the cold merlin. SP's are very hardy and I have had mine in clay pots frozen solid for weeks on end without any losses.
If when frozen you must not let the sun warm up the top growth until the roots have thawed out.
Shade them in this case until thawed.
ps I personally never use toilet rolls for sweetpeas as I much prefer to sow in 5" pots but if it works for you then no problem.
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Post by piskie on Jan 23, 2011 17:46:47 GMT
I use root trainers for my sweet peas, I find the toilet rolls go all limp and floppy with watering
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Post by seaburn on Jan 23, 2011 18:50:50 GMT
Check the seeds and if they have rotted off then there is still time to resow Merlin. I have lost about 30% over the winter and they were the wetter ones.
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Post by Tel on Jan 23, 2011 19:39:28 GMT
I use root trainers for my sweet peas, I find the toilet rolls go all limp and floppy with watering  |
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Post by Cherry on Jan 23, 2011 20:57:56 GMT
Mine are just fine and I have done nothing to them. I am glad I gave my gift ones away when they were about 2 ins high, so I did not have the responsibility.
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Post by piskie on Jan 23, 2011 22:21:49 GMT
Quite so *puts in request for giggling smilie |
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Post by grindle on Jan 24, 2011 6:46:13 GMT
I use root trainers for my sweet peas, I find the toilet rolls go all limp and floppy with watering  |
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Post by merlin on Jan 25, 2011 7:07:01 GMT
Question is, do I sow again now or wait 'till it warms up a bit?
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Post by Cherry on Jan 25, 2011 10:02:16 GMT
Sweetpea will sort you out Merlin. I sow into JI Seed which does not hold too much moisture. I have only done as SP advised and the system works admirably.
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Post by sweetpea on Jan 25, 2011 16:44:48 GMT
Question is, do I sow again now or wait 'till it warms up a bit? If sowing under cover merlin then you can get on with it any time now. if you want to sow outdoors where the plants are to grow, I would wait until the weather has warmed up the soil a bit, any time from march onwards. Cloches help to warm up the planting area also. Really just the same as any other hardy annual. i would sow in pots or trays using soilless compost at this time of year but not for autumn sowing. |
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What a sad little tale.
