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Post by Cherry on Jan 8, 2012 11:49:46 GMT
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Post by scrumpy on Jan 8, 2012 16:36:37 GMT
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 www.kertonsweetpeas.co.uk/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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Post by sweetpea on Jan 8, 2012 16:37:57 GMT
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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Post by peony on Jan 22, 2012 10:00:00 GMT
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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Post by sweetpea on Jan 22, 2012 11:35:25 GMT
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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Post by peony on Jan 22, 2012 15:41:26 GMT
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 |
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Post by sweetpea on Jan 22, 2012 18:03:29 GMT
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  |
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Post by peony on Jan 22, 2012 18:41:29 GMT
Thank you for the advice SP, I'll do as you suggest ;D I can believe that SP  ;D |
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Post by AJ on Jan 26, 2012 12:06:36 GMT
A little bit of green pushing up thru the compost this morning, great |
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Post by sweetpea on Jan 26, 2012 13:21:29 GMT
A little bit of green pushing up thru the compost this morning, great |
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Post by floydie on Jan 26, 2012 13:37:23 GMT
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 .  |
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Post by AJ on Jan 26, 2012 17:51:30 GMT
A little bit of green pushing up thru the compost this morning, great smart ass, walked straight into that one ;D |
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Post by marynz on Dec 30, 2012 2:14:30 GMT
How do I prolong the vase life of sweet peas? I usually only get two days out of them.
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Post by Cherry on Dec 30, 2012 8:05:36 GMT
I have a rather cheeky answer to that one Mary. Grow more! They need to be picked every day anyway. Are you leaving them on the plant too long?
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Post by lesley on Dec 30, 2012 8:34:14 GMT
How do I prolong the vase life of sweet peas? I usually only get two days out of them. Avoid direct sunlight and heat, they like to be kept cool. |
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