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Peas, and Sweet Peas, all dying

GoldylookinfinchGoldylookinfinch Posts: 37
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Can people offer advice? We live in rural north wales and the weather has been flaming rough so far. I sowed my peas indoors in the conservatory in March, Sweetpea last October. All grew but now they have all shrivelled, turned yellow or the leaves have withered in on themselves. What is going wrong?! Is it the fluctuating temperatures? I've tried to keep them moist, even planted out the sweetpea a week after Monty Don did and we had the same weather of hail frost and snow though mine were out after that. They've all yellowed and dried up.
All the peas I've got still and sowed start of April are starting to turn bad now too.

Any help greatly appreciated!!
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  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    Did you harden them off?
  • GoldylookinfinchGoldylookinfinch Posts: 37
    Hi! I haven’t even put half of them outside yet! Others I’d started hardening off - outside in the day and back in at night. Others finished hardening off and planted out. Maybe a week is not long enough? Or again perhaps the temp fluctuations too much?
  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    I think it's the temps @Goldylookinfinch I have yet to put anything in the greenhouse,  never mind outside. I have a conservatory full waiting, and things are getting big, we are about two weeks behind now.
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    Same here PP
  • GoldylookinfinchGoldylookinfinch Posts: 37
    That really could be it - everything has shrivelled and yellowed or withered. So sad the poor peas! When is the latest you think I could sow sweet pea? I know I’ve time for eating peas at least!
  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    I think with 4 to 6 weeks you have time to go again @Goldylookinfinch with your sweet peas,  especially if you keep the seeds warm to start them off.
  • PosyPosy Posts: 3,601
    Although it has been cold outside, the long sunny days have turned my conservatory into an oven. Low humidity, too. I think it's easy to forget just how huge the temperature range can be and this causes many a problem.
  • ukequusCI_vbFMYukequusCI_vbFMY Posts: 4
    Same here (Peak District), autumn sown sweet peas have been shuttling from conservatory to greenhouse and back, finally planted some outside earlier this week but they’re looking a bit yellow. .  It was so hot in the conservatory some of them were flowering so have a mini bunch of sweet peas in the kitchen, which is a bonus!  
  • GoldylookinfinchGoldylookinfinch Posts: 37
    Oh my goodness the temp fluctuations has to be it then - despite the cold here on a bright day it was hitting 40 degrees in the conservatory! I’d been trying to cool it down with open doors etc but between an oven and then moving them outside to cool and then a rising temp inside again it clearly has had a negative effect. This is my first year sowing and gardening anything so am very very new to it all and never realised how the temp fluctuations would effect it all. 
    I’m trying to germinate things like chilli which need the higher temps without burning everything else lol.
    @purplerallim @Posy I will sow some more and see how I do managing a more even heat in there ☺️ Thank you!
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    My north facing conservatory has already tipped 33c this year when it's been 16c outside,that is with shade roof blinds. It's chock full of plants, shrubs, even a tree! I desided I wasn't doing autumn sowing sweet peas anymore, because I sow foxgloves, have a lot of tender overwinter stuff,and they be never been very good. Last year was a free packet in my garden mag. So I sowed,never had such good ones. Hardened off planted out several weeks ago,  1st sowing of peas are huge desperate to get them out
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