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Post by Ladygardener on Jul 30, 2009 5:13:07 GMT
Flea beetles have been a real pest here this year too. I'm trying so hard to encourage the bees and good insects and have been reluctant to spray. I've noticed loads of tiny tiny little green caterpillars or perhaps they're saw flies. The leaves of the sp are covered in the lines that Tig described a while ago.
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Post by Tig on Aug 3, 2009 11:26:31 GMT
Flea beetle heaven sweet peas  Leaf miners have been burrowing through quite a few things this year. I keep removing any infected leaves as soon as I spot them. Still plenty of pickings on the sp's - some tiny, some medium, some still quite a decent length stem .. this mornings bunches  x Tig |
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Post by Missredhead on Aug 3, 2009 11:42:29 GMT
gosh Tig..I never seem to get that many in one go...how many plants do you have?
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Post by Tig on Aug 3, 2009 12:33:51 GMT
Not that many Missy - I think I had ten germinate from the sowing late last year (they are the pink and red ones and still have quite long stems), the blues, mauves and pale pinks were the spring sowings and I reckon I had about a dozen germinate.
x Tig
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Post by Missredhead on Aug 3, 2009 14:39:41 GMT
I sowed lots of different types but I only ended up with pink and red ones...
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Post by Spruance on Aug 3, 2009 14:43:25 GMT
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Post by andy on Aug 3, 2009 18:24:13 GMT
A friend of ours came over for a bbq yesterday and asked us when she would get more peas ? Apparently, my non gardening friend had harvested the peas, cooked them and given them to her hubby......and he's still here to tell the tale !!!!!!!!!!!  |
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Post by Auricula on Aug 5, 2009 11:03:56 GMT
We picked our last bunch of sweet peas on July 31st - not bad considering the changeable weather we've had this "summer"
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Post by Barbara on Aug 6, 2009 11:26:12 GMT
 mine are still going strong  |
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Post by Barbara on Aug 6, 2009 11:28:34 GMT
 and in the back garden as well |
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Post by Auricula on Aug 6, 2009 11:57:43 GMT
Ooh how lovely Barbara - we pulled all ours up yesterday
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Post by Mowhay on Aug 6, 2009 13:31:38 GMT
Touch wood ( as I touch my head) mine are still going strong with decent length stems still but I think mine were later to start than some
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Post by Ladygardener on Aug 9, 2009 16:52:07 GMT
I've been away this week and come back to pick 3 full vases of my sweetpea. They're still blooming really well and have benifited from the weekly tomato feed. They're autumn sown ones and the tops which I planted out. I'm delighted, although the bottom of the plants now have lots of mildew on them. |
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Post by Auricula on Aug 9, 2009 17:06:47 GMT
I never remember to feed anything  |
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Post by Tig on Aug 9, 2009 18:05:46 GMT
I must admit that feeding the sweet peas is a bit hit and miss with me - I seem to forget about them. But these are tonights pickings, and the longest one is over 15"  All in a recycled 'vase' now  x Tig |
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Post by farmersboy on Aug 9, 2009 19:49:38 GMT
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Post by maggy on Aug 9, 2009 21:48:21 GMT
Oh F.B. do you sow seed from your last crop? I thought you had to buy fresh or they would be dissapointing mine are still going strong but yours were out well before mine. |
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Post by Tig on Aug 9, 2009 22:24:48 GMT
All my pink and red ones are from saved seed from last year, and to be frank, I think they have done better than the bought seed - I am not going to let them set just yet, optimistically hoping for a lovely Indian Summer  x Tig |
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Post by farmersboy on Aug 10, 2009 5:54:43 GMT
Oh F.B. do you sow seed from your last crop? I thought you had to buy fresh or they would be dissapointing mine are still going strong but yours were out well before mine. Yes Maggy i do,but if i find that im lacking a certain colour,i buy that clour and mix it in with my seed |
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Post by maggy on Aug 10, 2009 14:25:56 GMT
Oh F.B. do you sow seed from your last crop? I thought you had to buy fresh or they would be dissapointing mine are still going strong but yours were out well before mine. Yes Maggy i do,but if i find that im lacking a certain colour,i buy that clour and mix it in with my seed Good Ill have a go then i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/smiley.gif do you have to wait till they dry on the plant? |
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Post by maggy on Aug 10, 2009 14:35:20 GMT
These are how they are at the moment not a very good photo though  |
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Post by farmersboy on Aug 11, 2009 6:45:23 GMT
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Post by Ladygardener on Sept 11, 2009 8:44:08 GMT
This is most likely one of the last pics of the autumn grown sp from me as i'm letting them go to seed now. You will remember they're the pinchings out which I potted on in the hope of getting extra plants. It was an experiment for me and undoubtable a huge success as we're now into september and they're still going strong and smelling wonderful every time I come in and out the garden gate.   |
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Post by farmersboy on Sept 11, 2009 20:45:55 GMT
What a wonderful show you still have LG,ive never had them in Sept,its too hot and dry here,even spring sown ones would be finished
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Post by Tig on Sept 11, 2009 22:26:21 GMT
Well done LG - I shall definitely be trying to get my ' tips' growing in future! I still have the odd flower on my autumn grown plants, the spring sown finished a couple of weeks back. I noted that the autumn sowing had longer stems and seemed to perform better for longer .. I have my seeds ready to sow next month x Tig |
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Post by Ladygardener on Sept 12, 2009 6:49:13 GMT
Thanks Tig and FB. I'm sure it's the cooler summers and lots of rain which lets us keep some of our flowers for longer FB. Having said that nearly all of the rest of the october sown sp have been over for about a fortnight or so here and it's only these tips that are lasting better. I'm glad to hear you're going to try growing your tips next season Tig, you have nothing to loose really. I have a few of the spring sown ones still blooming too but they're hopefully going to seed too. In another few weeks we'll be starting a new thread for our october sown sweetpea. ;D |
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Post by farmersboy on Sept 12, 2009 7:04:41 GMT
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Post by jean on Sept 12, 2009 19:49:50 GMT
I can hardly believe that its that time of year already FB  |
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Post by farmersboy on Sept 12, 2009 19:55:52 GMT
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Post by Auricula on Sept 13, 2009 10:00:44 GMT
I planted the first lot of sweet peas yesterday. I do succession planting in case I lose any  The theory is, that there'll be a longer flowering season too, but I always forget to check Still, it works for me ;D |
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Leaf miners have been burrowing through quite a few things this year. I keep removing any infected leaves as soon as I spot them.
The theory is, that there'll be a longer flowering season too, but I always forget to check