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Post by Jasmine on Nov 16, 2008 16:59:22 GMT
Thanks LNG - they are in my little greenhouse with no door!
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Post by Missredhead on Nov 16, 2008 19:50:36 GMT
I put some inside the mini GH and some outside Jas, they are all doing well
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Post by Jasmine on Nov 16, 2008 21:00:32 GMT
It wonder if it is too late to sow some in a pot outside MRH?
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Post by jean on Nov 16, 2008 21:13:11 GMT
FB, your October sown sweetpeas look as though they are doing really well, do you cover them with fleece or anything when it drops below freezing ? I'm going to learn about growing sweetpeas for cut flowers from a couple of experienced oldies  The seeds have been sown and germinated and the 22 m trench has been completed today. I am hearing things about bobbins and laying the plants as they grow  no doubt by the end of the crop it will all become clear. I'm still going to have a load rambling over canes on the lottie but isn't it great to try out different ways of growing things ;D |
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Post by farmersboy on Nov 16, 2008 21:23:45 GMT
No i dont cover mine at all,they seem to do alright,jolttie,they will stand quite a bit of frost
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Post by Jasmine on Nov 17, 2008 8:21:05 GMT
Did you have a frost this morning FB - if you did those little sweetpeas will have to be keeping each other warm! |
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Post by farmersboy on Nov 17, 2008 8:33:01 GMT
Yes we did Jas,they all have there arms around each other,snuggled up ;D
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Post by Spruance on Nov 19, 2008 13:57:51 GMT
No update on my sweet peas last weekend as I have been feeling under the weather, but all being well I will try to post something by this weekend.
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Post by Ladygardener on Nov 20, 2008 9:27:44 GMT
Hope you're soon feeling better Spru. |
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Post by farmersboy on Nov 23, 2008 10:31:55 GMT
My sweet peas,in the frost and snow.  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Nov 23, 2008 11:52:25 GMT
 Are'nt they resiliant 'tho FB. No mollycuddling going on there.  They've grown a good bit in a short time, I can see their leaves starting to open out there.
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Post by farmersboy on Nov 23, 2008 12:39:44 GMT
Yes they are lng,and by being out in the open,they get very hardy,and strong |
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Post by Tig on Nov 27, 2008 15:04:31 GMT
Mine are still growing OK - how often should I be watering them in the mini-growhouse?  [  Tell me when I need to pinch them out please x Tig |
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Post by purplejulia on Nov 27, 2008 15:08:31 GMT
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Post by farmersboy on Nov 27, 2008 16:13:12 GMT
All of your sweet peas seem to be doing well,all look nice and healthy
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Post by Ladygardener on Nov 27, 2008 20:16:56 GMT
Tig and PJ your sp are doing great. Tig looking at your soil in your pot and the growth of your plants it looks like whatever watering regime you are using is working fine. I'd pinch out the growing tips when you've about 6/8 leaves on them it does'nt really matter just so long as you do it. It may well be that you'll do it more than once depending on how they grow etc... Mine are outside and about the same stage as yours PJ, growing nice and strong. |
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Post by Amo on Nov 27, 2008 21:36:02 GMT
I've been so busy I haven't even seen the garden in the daylight for ages.  Not likely to tomorrow either. I'll put a note on the door to try and remember on Saturday! |
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Post by Tig on Nov 27, 2008 23:44:33 GMT
Tvm Lng I will do as instructed - PJ you should have a beautiful display next year from all those healthy looking seedlings! And a house full of wonderful scent and colour  Don't forget to take the camera Amo |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2008 17:24:13 GMT
Ive been trying to resist this thread until now but whilst i was in B+Q today i bought the sweet pea collection containing Air warden/ Beaujolais /Mrs r bolton/ Noel sutton and White ensign.Each pack contains 16 or so seeds.I think i will be doing an FB and sow them directly outside in the ground. What i want to know is whats the best way to support them ?and where to bloody grow them ;D Cheers Steve |
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Post by Dutchy on Nov 28, 2008 18:08:28 GMT
;D
Oh dear Steve looks like they got you too then.
Can one still sow directly outside this time of year?
I am still resisting and will sow next year.
Support is a problem for later days but they like being tied in to pretty much everything as long as they get enough light and can go up up up.
Haven't you got a boring wall or neighbours you'd rather not see ;D
I noticed a lot of abandoned bycicles lately. They look like perfect frames for climbers.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2008 19:44:31 GMT
Yep they got me Dutchy ;D. Ive planted some bamboo Humillis to screen the Troll at the bottom of the garden. I think i will have to dig up part of the lawn near the house maybe to plant them im not sure, far to many to grow in containers. 16 peas in a packet and 5 packets sounds like i will need a fair bit of space if they all grow. Weathers pretty mild here at the mo little bit of frost tonight for the first time
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Post by Tig on Nov 28, 2008 19:57:54 GMT
With so many Steve you could afford to plant some now and save some for spring, and you will get an extended flowering period if they all come up! I think FB grows his up a frame made from bamboo canes (like you see runner beans growing up). I grow mine up metal arches.
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Post by farmersboy on Nov 28, 2008 20:08:31 GMT
No Tig,i grow mine up 8ft sticks that i cut from trees i have on my lawn,i have to polard them every 3/4yrs,so i make the sticks last that lenth of time,in other words,i use the same sticks,3/4 years
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2008 22:28:17 GMT
Mmm not a bad idea tig but wont that double the workload ;D does sound like a good idea though maybe i should start collecting T rolls
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Post by Ladygardener on Nov 29, 2008 16:41:42 GMT
 These are my sp today. |
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Post by Amo on Nov 30, 2008 6:40:03 GMT
I went to have a peek with the torch and there is quite a few up. Sorry forgot camera! I'm putting them into the cold frame later as I don't want to molly coddle them too much.
Steve I have some SPs that were from the forum, Halloween Quiz, and I'm saving those for the Spring. These ones in the GH now are a bit of an experiment. I did some years ago in the Autumn and, I guess because I'm on the south coast, I have the problem of them getting away too eagerly and either have to continually chop them or risk a tangled mess. I think next year I will do a sowing straight outside and let them fend for themselves. They're in charge then!
I still have a few of the others left to sow. Hmmm, I wonder if it really is a bit late in the season. I may just poke a few seeds in the ground to see what happens........
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Post by Tig on Nov 30, 2008 23:20:42 GMT
Looking swell Lng - odd isn't it, how almost all of them have both sprouted and then some are playing dead!
x Tig
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Post by Ladygardener on Dec 2, 2008 5:57:01 GMT
Thanks Tig, I'm still hoping the others will come up. You know what I'm like, never give up. Glad to hear you have germination Amo. |
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Post by Missredhead on Dec 2, 2008 11:03:46 GMT
I must take a pic of mine........both the ones outside and inside the mini GH look to be doing well......fingers crossed.
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Post by Amo on Dec 3, 2008 9:41:38 GMT
Mine just before I put them into the CF.  |
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The seeds have been sown and germinated and the 22 m trench has been completed today. I am hearing things about bobbins and laying the plants as they grow 
no doubt by the end of the crop it will all become clear. I'm still going to have a load rambling over canes on the lottie but isn't it great to try out different ways of growing things ;D
Are'nt they resiliant 'tho FB. No mollycuddling going on there. 
They've grown a good bit in a short time, I can see their leaves starting to open out there. 
Not likely to tomorrow either. I'll put a note on the door to try and remember on Saturday!
