Sowing seeds

wildlifefriendly Guest	Sowing seeds Feb 17, 2011 19:15:41 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by wildlifefriendly on Feb 17, 2011 19:15:41 GMT Mine have germinated too, now my only problem is to find somewhere bright enough and mouse free.

cowslip Guest	Sowing seeds Feb 18, 2011 11:00:45 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by cowslip on Feb 18, 2011 11:00:45 GMT My sweetpeas "Dawn" are just poking through. I had a really good show of them last year. I will be sowing some mixed varieties later to grow on the allotment for cutting.

floydie Full Member Posts: 119	Sowing seeds Feb 18, 2011 11:31:32 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by floydie on Feb 18, 2011 11:31:32 GMT Mine are coming on well the first batch have been potted on and have 2/3 sets of leaves (still only 3 came through?) and the second batch (i have 5) are ready to be potted on later .

cheerypeabrain Senior Member Posts: 282	Sowing seeds Mar 4, 2011 17:14:42 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by cheerypeabrain on Mar 4, 2011 17:14:42 GMT Mine are in pots in the cold GH...and are all starting to emerge...YAY!

scrumpy Top Member Posts: 1,280	Sowing seeds Mar 13, 2011 20:17:26 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by scrumpy on Mar 13, 2011 20:17:26 GMT mine are planted out now That's what they look like in rootrainers....the roots, that is. The plants are hiding the other side. They were getting a bit too leggy, so out they went and trimmed back a bit. before trimming after trimming

cheerypeabrain Senior Member Posts: 282	Sowing seeds Mar 22, 2011 13:30:06 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by cheerypeabrain on Mar 22, 2011 13:30:06 GMT As we're working on the garden atm my baby sweetpeas will be potted on into long tom pots for now. I know that it isn't ideal but until we're ready for them they'll just have to cope in the cold GH....

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Sowing seeds Mar 22, 2011 22:11:52 GMT

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Mar 22, 2011 13:30:06 GMT cheerypeabrain said:

As we're working on the garden atm my baby sweetpeas will be potted on into long tom pots for now. I know that it isn't ideal but until we're ready for them they'll just have to cope in the cold GH....

take them out of the greenhouse altogether.....my little "baby" sweet peas that i'm growing for family and friends, 5 weeks old today bless em

have been outside in all weathers for ages.

cheerypeabrain Senior Member Posts: 282	Sowing seeds Mar 24, 2011 20:03:04 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by cheerypeabrain on Mar 24, 2011 20:03:04 GMT Thanks for the tip scrumpy My GH is overcrowded so I can use the space!

lesley Top Member Posts: 9,392	Sowing seeds Apr 4, 2011 15:43:12 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by lesley on Apr 4, 2011 15:43:12 GMT Is it to early to plant sweetpeas out in the ground yet ?? mine are going for the sky
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Lou78W Top Member Posts: 9,402	Sowing seeds Apr 4, 2011 15:48:02 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Lou78W on Apr 4, 2011 15:48:02 GMT Sweetpeas are very tough...I would plant them out Les ...just give them some protection if frosts are forecast ;D
	Born and bred in Northumberland!!

lesley Top Member Posts: 9,392	Sowing seeds Apr 4, 2011 17:16:47 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by lesley on Apr 4, 2011 17:16:47 GMT Apr 4, 2011 15:48:02 GMT Lou78W said: Sweetpeas are very tough...I would plant them out Les ...just give them some protection if frosts are forecast ;D Thank you Lou
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sweetpea Top Member Posts: 5,982	Sowing seeds Apr 4, 2011 18:54:31 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sweetpea on Apr 4, 2011 18:54:31 GMT I agree. I have yet to sow some but will most likely just sow direct as all I want this season are the seed crop for next year when hopefully I will be fit again and can do a proper job with them.
	I'll get around to it eventually

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Sowing seeds Apr 5, 2011 15:22:58 GMT

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Apr 4, 2011 18:54:31 GMT sweetpea said:

I agree.
I have yet to sow some but will most likely just sow direct as all I want this season are the seed crop for next year when hopefully I will be fit again and can do a proper job with them.

SP do you tie your stems in to the canes to begin with if so what do you use. Les.

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Sowing seeds Apr 5, 2011 19:17:55 GMT

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Apr 5, 2011 15:22:58 GMT lesley said:

Apr 4, 2011 18:54:31 GMT sweetpea said:

I agree.
I have yet to sow some but will most likely just sow direct as all I want this season are the seed crop for next year when hopefully I will be fit again and can do a proper job with them.

SP do you tie your stems in to the canes to begin with if so what do you use. Les.

After planting out I usually place some small twiggy sticks alongside and tie back to that using raffia. This is just to stop the young plants flopping about in the wind.
Once a shoot has been selected to grow on the others are removed and the growing shoot is tied back to the cane at every leaf joint. You can use whatever suits you to do this but I use homemade wire rings.

I'll get around to it eventually

scrumpy Top Member Posts: 1,280	Sowing seeds Apr 5, 2011 20:01:39 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by scrumpy on Apr 5, 2011 20:01:39 GMT i usually tie mine with string, but because i've done my knee again i can't bend down to tie them so they look a bit sad

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