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Post by farmersboy on Jun 28, 2009 20:12:48 GMT
Well done MRH, they look great,and such nice delicate colours,are they the ones you grew outside
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Post by Missredhead on Jun 29, 2009 19:06:10 GMT
yes they are FB....the redish ones are the indoor started ones that haven't done very well.
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Post by Ladygardener on Jul 2, 2009 8:12:46 GMT
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Post by farmersboy on Jul 2, 2009 17:34:50 GMT
Thanks LG,they have been flowering now for about 6/7 weeks,and with this heat,are looking a bit tatty,but still quite a lot of blooms left
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Post by isabella on Jul 2, 2009 20:41:20 GMT
Gorgeous sweet pea pics ;D What a beautiful display FB ;D Here are some of ours from the allotment   |
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Post by farmersboy on Jul 3, 2009 5:12:32 GMT
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Post by Auricula on Jul 4, 2009 10:17:29 GMT
Mine are still looking great.......but........I found the first couple of pods yesterday  I hope that the end isn't nigh!!!!!  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Jul 4, 2009 14:50:00 GMT
Just try to make sure you don't miss any Auricula and they'll keep going.
Isabella those are lovely. I picked another 2 bunches today. For anyone who remembers me planting on the tips which got cut out, they're blooming now too. Just as strong as the parents and lovely long stems.
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Post by Barbara on Jul 6, 2009 13:17:58 GMT
Auricula, you have to cut the spent flowers off, once they make seed they want to finish as the job is done.
LG ,I'm glad the cutting tops worked for you when I first posted that, I dont think people believed that it worked, but I have been doing it for years.
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Post by Ladygardener on Jul 6, 2009 16:11:34 GMT
I'll be doing it in coming years too Barbara, extra plants for free. ;D
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Post by Auricula on Jul 6, 2009 22:47:28 GMT
They're ok now - cutting them every day and not seen any more pods ... phew!! |
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Post by Mowhay on Jul 7, 2009 10:49:37 GMT
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Post by farmersboy on Jul 7, 2009 15:49:53 GMT
I know what you mean Mohay,ive had that happen in past years,so far this year we havent had too much in the way of storms here,and mine are still producing,these i cut today.  |
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Post by Auricula on Jul 7, 2009 18:02:04 GMT
No storms here and bucketloads of sweetpeas .......... you should move to Cornwall Mowhay  ;D ;D |
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Post by Ladygardener on Jul 7, 2009 18:13:34 GMT
Beautiful sweetpea FB |
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Post by Tig on Jul 7, 2009 22:31:48 GMT
Gorgeous FB, sorry to hear yours are battered Mowhay  Mine are getting much shorter stemmed now, still smell fab though |
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Post by Mowhay on Jul 8, 2009 7:36:24 GMT
Yes FB it happens but they will recover hopefully, those are very pretty. Auricula you are rubbing it in again ..........  I've got to wait until November for my next visit I'm afraid. |
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Post by Auricula on Jul 8, 2009 11:00:10 GMT
Shame it's beautiful weather here and the sweet peas ar over 6' high and swaying gently in the warm breeze ;D |
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Post by Mowhay on Jul 9, 2009 9:02:33 GMT
My T&M Sugar and Spice are just starting to flower so I'm hoping for a couple of pretty baskets for a few weeks  |
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Post by Auricula on Jul 9, 2009 9:43:01 GMT
Ooh they look good Mowhay - I'd never thought of sweetpea baskets |
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Post by Mowhay on Jul 9, 2009 9:52:17 GMT
Auricula they were pointed out to me last year and are quoted on T&M as being especially for hanging basket with a dwarf growing habit. It seems to be working quite well.
And they are scented too.
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Post by Auricula on Jul 9, 2009 11:32:02 GMT
Thanks - I've written down the name and will definitely grow some next year |
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Post by Ladygardener on Jul 9, 2009 13:28:20 GMT
They look lovely Mowhay, hope they do well for you. |
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Post by Mowhay on Jul 9, 2009 13:45:53 GMT
Been told to take the tendrils off LG to get them to cascade over the sides a bit better.
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Post by Ladygardener on Jul 10, 2009 11:54:36 GMT
Here is a pic of the sp cutting tops which I grew on instead of throwing away. You can see they have long strong stems and flowers. Here they are with the Clematis Hagley Hybrid.  |
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Post by Mowhay on Jul 10, 2009 12:19:00 GMT
They look good LG, so they are the "cuttings" when you pinched out the growing tips. Cannot be bad can it plants for free.
The basket sweet peas do look better now I've untangled them, they are hanging better, just got to remember to keep cutting them off now ?
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Post by Auricula on Jul 10, 2009 12:41:01 GMT
Gives new cadence to the phrase "how's it hangin'? " Mowhay ;D ;D
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Post by Mowhay on Jul 10, 2009 13:12:25 GMT
;D
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Post by Tig on Jul 11, 2009 10:04:08 GMT
I picked another bunch last evening (I find they seem to last longer if picked after tea?  ), and this morning the kitchen was once again filled with their scent. They must be the best value for money flower to grow for picked flowers, garden colour and scent! All the buds that were closed last night are starting to open already. Magic  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Jul 11, 2009 12:43:43 GMT
Mowhay they say that if you cut off the tendrils the strength goes into the plant and is not wasted. Tig I totally agree with you, their scent and variations of colour mean you could never get bored with them either. Such a great value for effort plant. |
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), and this morning the kitchen was once again filled with their scent. They must be the best value for money flower to grow for picked flowers, garden colour and scent! All the buds that were closed last night are starting to open already. Magic 