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Post by Auricula on Jun 4, 2009 9:05:02 GMT
Just got back from my trip up country and I have millions of sweet peas in flower - must pick them quickly or they'll be over before they've hardly started!!!
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Post by Ladygardener on Jun 4, 2009 9:07:48 GMT
Great Auricula what a lovely homecoming. Picking them will encourage others to bloom too.  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Jun 4, 2009 12:41:11 GMT
 My 1st in bloom this year, it smells divine. ;D |
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Post by farmersboy on Jun 4, 2009 19:41:35 GMT
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Post by carolann on Jun 5, 2009 6:15:57 GMT
 lovely LG thats what summer is about. I only have about 6 plants but they are all healthy and growing away but only 6" high yet.
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Post by Ladygardener on Jun 5, 2009 6:23:39 GMT
Gosh Carolann thank you. It's getting picked today now that all 3 of it's blooms have opened. |
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Post by Tig on Jun 5, 2009 22:58:17 GMT
I have a lovely display on the autumn sowings now, just waiting to see when the spring sown ones come into bloom, although they are growing well I haven't spotted any buds yet
x Tig
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Post by Missredhead on Jun 6, 2009 17:18:40 GMT
my GH started ones are flowering but the outside started ones have lots of buds but not flowered yet.
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Post by Ladygardener on Jun 8, 2009 19:51:46 GMT
This is my first small vase of the autumn sown sweetpea, I just had to share them with you. ;D  |
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Post by Tig on Jun 9, 2009 22:56:36 GMT
They are lovely LG I picked my first small bunch today and put them in the kitchen window. I have smiled everytime I've walked through the back door, they have scented the room with sunshine x Tig |
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Post by Ladygardener on Jun 10, 2009 20:09:25 GMT
They do 'tho don't they Tig. I picked another small bunch today. They're coming thick and fast now. The tops which I'd pinched out ages ago and planted have a flower on them too. ;D
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Post by farmersboy on Jun 10, 2009 20:19:13 GMT
A lovely vase full there LG,its just a pity that they dont last long,but i guess if they did,we wouldnt keep picking,and they would stop producing
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Post by Ladygardener on Jun 10, 2009 20:57:59 GMT
Thanks FB, I agree it's a real pity they only last a couple of days when picked but they're worth it. |
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Post by Tig on Jun 10, 2009 22:47:35 GMT
I find mine last quite well if I put them in a windowsill that is not in direct sunlight  Quite happy if I get a week out of them  x Tig |
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Post by Ladygardener on Jun 11, 2009 7:52:59 GMT
Goodness that's great Tig, I honestly only get a few days from mine, I wonder why? I never put them in direct sunlight.
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Post by Mowhay on Jun 11, 2009 8:38:48 GMT
Finally got my first one of the year, but lots more buds to come   |
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Post by Ladygardener on Jun 11, 2009 10:46:23 GMT
that's a lovely one mowhay, is it blue ripple?
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Post by Mowhay on Jun 11, 2009 11:01:58 GMT
Thanks LG, it's actually Dot.Com from Eagle SP's, I'm only growing their seeds this year as I was so impressed with the Lisa Marie I grew last year it was so much better than the GC bought seed. I 'm sure all the other specialist growers are equally as good.
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Post by Tig on Jun 11, 2009 13:45:26 GMT
What a beauty Mowhay, love the delicate colours! All mine so far are from seed saved last year, and it appears I only saved seeds from pink and red ones x Tig |
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Post by Mowhay on Jun 11, 2009 14:01:28 GMT
Thanks Tig.
Your post raised a question in my head ( bored with sitting in my office doing stupid work ) about the colour of your SP's. If a rippled one is pollinated by a solid blue one, or vice versa ..... what colour are the babies?
Is the more solidly coloured one more dominant genetically?
Or do they all turn out pink or red ;D
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Post by farmersboy on Jun 11, 2009 18:47:09 GMT
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Post by Ladygardener on Jun 11, 2009 20:51:55 GMT
worth a try FB
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Post by Tig on Jun 11, 2009 22:57:28 GMT
Thanks Tig. Your post raised a question in my head ( bored with sitting in my office doing stupid work ) about the colour of your SP's. If a rippled one is pollinated by a solid blue one, or vice versa ..... what colour are the babies? Is the more solidly coloured one more dominant genetically? Or do they all turn out pink or red ;D Think we need an experienced sweet pea grower to answer that one Mowhay - and that I am not I know my saved seeds were consistent though  Genetics are weird, neither of my kids (or Grandkids) have red hair  x Tig |
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Post by Mowhay on Jun 12, 2009 7:36:02 GMT
Do we have any experts Tig? Not really been here long enough to be familiar with people's specialities?
Snap, my kids / grandkids aren't ginger either ......... but there again my parents are dark .... my grandma was ginger?
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Post by Tig on Jun 12, 2009 22:43:40 GMT
It was my Grandmother on my fathers side who was a red-head Mowhay As for the sweet peas ..save some seed and resow in Autumn, we can see if yours come true! x Tig |
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Post by andy on Jun 13, 2009 10:59:35 GMT
Picked a few small SP's before i went camping....3 days later and ive got two huge vase fulls and the smell is devine !!!
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Post by Ladygardener on Jun 14, 2009 15:50:39 GMT
It's marvelous is'nt it Andy. I have the pickings of another vase out there which I'll get either this evening or tomorrow. |
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Post by purplejulia on Jun 15, 2009 0:16:31 GMT
I have just picked a few sweet peas too. I don't like to as I like to see them growing in the garden, but noticed that some of them were going to seed. Here a few pics.    |
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Post by Ladygardener on Jun 15, 2009 6:16:22 GMT
PJ they're beautiful and I'm sure the scent is wonderful. I always think that's one of the good things about sweetpea that the more you pick them the more they bloom. ;D
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Post by Rosefriend on Jun 15, 2009 6:52:53 GMT
I finally managed to get enough sweetpeas together to put in a vase ...lovely - it looks as though I have done something right this year.  RF |
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