I rarely do autumn sowings because it's just not warm enough here for them to thrive when they're ready to go out. I don't plant out until May, because April isn't great here for weather. Spring sown ones [I sown in March] usually catch up. I've never thought of sowing in June. Can't see that they'd do much here to make it worthwhile because they flower till later up here anyway. Maybe I'll experiment next year though.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I love custard @Buttercupdays. Has to be hot and runny though My dark sweet peas [just the potted ones] have recovered after the long dry spell @Nanny Beach . Whites are in a shadier spot so that helps. I've often said that many sweet peas do far better with a bit of shade and a cooler climate, certainly when potted, but all the info always says full sun. Good to experiment though
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Nope, custard,cold and thick enough to slice! My back (,veg plot,cutting garden) faces north,gets a bit of morning east sun,a little afternoon. Couple of metal obelisks there,and the perennial sweet peas,so they go there.PS, custard served with hot pie/crumble....a lot of those at the moment, possibly a dollop of ice-cream to
1000%. I've preordered it on Audible and am forcing myself to wait until the 30th of September to binge it all. I've got all of the previous ones and they made life bearable during various lockdowns, walking round and round the park for exercise. Bill Nighy is an absolute godsend.
I listen to Radio 4 Extra when I go to bed and the other night they announced a Charles Paris mystery would follow, so I struggled to keep my brain active to listen to it, and it was a version from way back with Francis Matthews (I think that's who they said). Nooooo. Nighy is Paris.
I like Bill Nighy 'cause he plays himself so well in everything he does - like Caine or Connery (great to see them two together in The Man Who Would Be King).
I listen to Radio 4 Extra when I go to bed and the other night they announced a Charles Paris mystery would follow, so I struggled to keep my brain active to listen to it, and it was a version from way back with Francis Matthews (I think that's who they said). Nooooo. Nighy is Paris.
I like Bill Nighy 'cause he plays himself so well in everything he does - like Caine or Connery (great to see them two together in The Man Who Would Be King).
Yes, Francis Matthews was all very well in his time, but BN is truly CP. I read all the CP books before they were dramatised, because I like Simon Brett very much, but there's no doubt in my mind that Jeremy Front has improved them beyond measure and BN is just a national treasure of immeasurable worth. (Fun fact: Jeremy Front's dad (also dad of Rebecca Front) designed the lettering on the front of Rubber Soul by the Beatles.)
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I've never thought of sowing in June. Can't see that they'd do much here to make it worthwhile because they flower till later up here anyway. Maybe I'll experiment next year though.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
My dark sweet peas [just the potted ones] have recovered after the long dry spell @Nanny Beach . Whites are in a shadier spot so that helps. I've often said that many sweet peas do far better with a bit of shade and a cooler climate, certainly when potted, but all the info always says full sun.
Good to experiment though
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...