Just sown my sweet peas.

[skarloey]

Most of them were from Eagle but some of them were from Matthewman. I then decided to look on their websites and see if they had any hints and tips, Matthewman didn't although they invite you to contact them if you want advice but Eagle had this smashing page....

www.eaglesweetpeas.co.uk/Instuctions.htm

Fortunately, I did almost as they said!!!! ;D

[Deleted]

Must get round to doing mine

[Ladygardener]

Well done,did mine today too am happy to say, have kept a few seeds to sow in springtime as a little safety measure

[skarloey]

ladynovicegardener said:

Well done,did mine today too am happy to say, have kept a few seeds to sow in springtime as a little safety measure

Me too! I sowed 32 today and will sow 32 in the spring. This is the first time I have used 'posh' seed, I hope they live up to their reputation.

[jean]

I did mine last week from saved seeds and some are sprouting already. I'll probably get some posh seeds in the spring if my trial seeds don't look too promising

[Deleted]

Did mine today......well, half of them (saving the rest til spring, hedging my bets and all that )

[Spruance]

My seeds are from Matthewman's but I will be following the same methodology as usual and will not sow until the end of October.

That just about gives enough time to get the last of the tomato plants out of the GH and give it a wash down inside.

[Deleted]

Hi - against the advice in the link above, mine are soaking, ready to be sown tomorrow. I have 20 varieties but managed to narrow down to 10 for tomorrow - rest will follow, time and space permitting. Is there a particular one you are trialling here - I try to keep on eye but may have missed it.
Take care - PA

[purplejulia]

I have planted about 8 varieties so far, but have run out of loo rolls. Looked in Homebase on Friday for grow tubes or root trainers and could not find them. I may end up unravelling a whole case of loo rolls or perhaps ask a few friends and neighbours to save them for me!
I have just received my order from Simply Sweetpeas and I will plant those tomorrow if I can.
PJ

[Chuckles]

pa said:

Hi - against the advice in the link above, mine are soaking, ready to be sown tomorrow. I have 20 varieties but managed to narrow down to 10 for tomorrow - rest will follow, time and space permitting. Is there a particular one you are trialling here - I try to keep on eye but may have missed it.
Take care - PA

Hi PA, there is a variety of stuff being trialed for over winter and we are keeping track on individual threads, take a look here gardenworld.proboards103.com/index.cgi?board=overwinter Not done my SP's yet, must get GH cleared out a bit first

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gardenhammerette said:

Did mine today......well, half of them (saving the rest til spring, hedging my bets and all that )

Should have said these were posh seeds that I was sent by a friend , hence the reason for saving half

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i have done mine
i have sown twenty now and will sow twenty more in the spring.
i decided to save some as mine were really slow this year and although they took ages to get going they are just coming to the end now!!!
i am hoping i will have some nice and early with the autumn sowing and some much later with the spring sowing.
we shall see i guess.
xxxxx
heres mine.

[purplejulia]

I see Row that you have bought the special grow tubes that I couldn't find. Wherfe did you buy yours? I have managed to scrabble around for a few more loo roll inners!
PJ

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ummm you know what julia i dont really remember.
from one of the sites david k suggested over at the beeb.
i bought then back in august so i m not sure where they were from.
(bad memory)i will have a look and see if i can find a receipt or sumfin.
xxxxxx
ask all your friends to keep their loo rolls they soon mount up.!!!!

[carolann]

PJ, use some newspaper rolled into cones its just as good and cheaper than buying gro-tubes, as long as you have a deep tray they will be OK.
Carol. ;D

[Chuckles]

carolann52 said:

PJ, use some newspaper rolled into cones its just as good and cheaper than buying gro-tubes, as long as you have a deep tray they will be OK.
Carol. ;D

OM did some fantastic home made jobbies a while ago with some lining paper ;D I think someone did some out of newspaper too. You could maybe use something like an old washing up bowl for a deeper tray

gardenworld.proboards103.com/index.cgi?board=trials&action=display&thread=1171811864#1175628583

[purplejulia]

Thanks Carolann and Chuckles for your advice - looked at OM's trials - really useful.

I have managed to get hold of a number of cardboard tubes but they need to be sawed to size ;D. Waiting for DBH to get sawing!
PJ

[Ladygardener]

anyones sp seeds germinated yet? a few of mine have just the tiniest bit

[Deleted]

Hi - I sowed mine last Sunday - yesterday I had 7 tiny little "hooks" - today I have 20 odd - they are popping up like "magic" ! I sowed about 80 seed of 10 varieties, I still have another 10 varieties to do. Mine are in poly tubes that DK kindly sent me, and sited in mushroom trays.

All carefully labelled by colour coding - a tip I learned here last year.
Thanks for link Chuckles, but may wait to see if it narrows down. And I don't think my postage stamp would accomodate onions, but maybe I am wrong. I fancied Sweet Corn but don't have the space, so am considering raspberries.
Take care - PA

[farmersboy]

Sowed my sweet peas on Sat 27Oct, straight into open garden.

[Deleted]

Did mine yesterday, half of my Gardeners World free seed of Alan Titchmarsh and some that I saved from this year.

Ive put them in the cold frame, will that be ok?

Julz

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Hi all .... just sowed T&M sweetpeas, 'Winston Churchill' ... fiery red ;D Sowed half the pack in loo roll inners, topped with mineral bottle cloches, all in an old meat tray, and bunged them in the mini-GH ... will sow the rest in the open ground during the next couple of days. The past couple of years (well, I've only had the garden for a couple of years ;D) have sowed them October/November in the open ground, and they did really well, although this year I forgot to pinch them out ... hopefully doing them under cover will result in even stronger plants ;D ... cheers ...

[skarloey]

julzmm said:

Did mine yesterday, half of my Gardeners World free seed of Alan Titchmarsh and some that I saved from this year.

Ive put them in the cold frame, will that be ok?

Julz

That'll be fine Julz, they need neglecting to become strong next year. Follow the advice in the link below and they should be just fine.
www.eaglesweetpeas.co.uk/Instuctions.htm

[purplejulia]

I have sown most of my sweet peas now. I have been doing them in batches - when loo roll inners and cardboard tubes become available! You will see from the photos that some are already coming up! I am really excited. These babies are a substitute for my son who has just left home for Bristol University



PJ

[skarloey]

Well, it's been 16 days since I sowed and only 6/32 have so far germinated!!!! Glad I saved some for the spring.

Chuckles, it was Roxann who made her own paper pots. She hasn't logged in since May (I think) and I really miss her. She just disappeared.

[lottielady]

They can take up to 21-24 days to germinate - don't give up hope yet!

LLx

[Pip]

I am a little late and only sowed mine yesterday. A little experiment this year as my DIL has given me all the seeds which are apparently a mix of heaven's knows what.

Pip

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i have some seeds somewhere that came free with a magazine, i will have to find them and try some now. will be a job less to do in spring

[Deleted]

Not done mine yet but must do soon or it may be too late.

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lottielady said:

They can take up to 21-24 days to germinate - don't give up hope yet!

LLx

14 days exactly for me!! Noticed some nice little sprouts showing themselves today ;D