Only if your spring weather is suitable though, as I've been explaining on a couple of threads @cmarkr . Spring sown ones tend to catch up in colder, wetter areas so it's rarely worth the bother.
They only need basic protection from wind/rain/sleet/snow @GardenerSuze. They should never be cossetted.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Quite @francesmckeon21. A lot of items on G's W aren't relevant for many parts of the UK. It's something they really should address. It was the same when I started watching it decades ago, and it doesn't seem to be any better. East and west have different conditions as well as north and south. There are lots of other factors too - rainfall/heat, light levels etc, which determine the success or failure of plants, and it's disappointing that it still isn't being considered.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Quite @francesmckeon21. A lot of items on G's W aren't relevant for many parts of the UK. It's something they really should address. It was the same when I started watching it decades ago, and it doesn't seem to be any better. East and west have different conditions as well as north and south. There are lots of other factors too - rainfall/heat, light levels etc, which determine the success or failure of plants, and it's disappointing that it still isn't being considered.
@francesmckeon21 Thank you for letting us know you are in Glasgow. As soon as I saw that I was aware that I could easily give you wrong advice. Maybe in Scotland it is best to wait until spring for sweet pea seeds were my thoughts. I also remember Monty Don planting his a few weeks ago. He is further west from here. A rough idea of where someone lives, it can be as simple as North, South East or West it is a big help.
I also enjoy watching Beechgrove on the last programme of the series they said what a great growing season it had been. I assume less rain and more sun. The season here has been so very dry. Luckily everthing has survived and plans can be made for a new gardening year.
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@francesmckeon21 Thank you for letting us know you are in Glasgow. As soon as I saw that I was aware that I could easily give you wrong advice. Maybe in Scotland it is best to wait until spring for sweet pea seeds were my thoughts. I also remember Monty Don planting his a few weeks ago. He is further west from here. A rough idea of where someone lives, it can be as simple as North, South East or West it is a big help.
I also enjoy watching Beechgrove on the last programme of the series they said what a great growing season it had been. I assume less rain and more sun. The season here has been so very dry. Luckily everthing has survived and plans can be made for a new gardening year.
Thanks for your message. I think we have had warmer, dryer weather this year. I think I will sow a few sweet peas and see what happens. My fingers are itching to so something 😄
I sow an Autumn and a late Winter sowing, but the Autumn sowing go in a cold g/h until Spring.
Thanks very much for this. Frances
You are not alone. I am experimenting this year with sowing some onion seeds, which I did yesterday. I am going to wait and see how they do and will sow some more on New Year's Day, my usual sowing date. The important thing is not to be too disappointed if your seeds sown now fail. Just try again. I know onions are not flowers but the care needed to get germination is similar. I am keeping mine in an unheated, double-glazed conservatory. I put clear plastic fruit trays over them to make tiny greenhouses rather than putting them into plastic bags as I have found bags tend to make seedlings rot off. Good luck and continue trying new things.
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They only need basic protection from wind/rain/sleet/snow @GardenerSuze. They should never be cossetted.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
It's something they really should address. It was the same when I started watching it decades ago, and it doesn't seem to be any better. East and west have different conditions as well as north and south. There are lots of other factors too - rainfall/heat, light levels etc, which determine the success or failure of plants, and it's disappointing that it still isn't being considered.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I also enjoy watching Beechgrove on the last programme of the series they said what a great growing season it had been. I assume less rain and more sun. The season here has been so very dry. Luckily everthing has survived and plans can be made for a new gardening year.
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The important thing is not to be too disappointed if your seeds sown now fail. Just try again. I know onions are not flowers but the care needed to get germination is similar. I am keeping mine in an unheated, double-glazed conservatory. I put clear plastic fruit trays over them to make tiny greenhouses rather than putting them into plastic bags as I have found bags tend to make seedlings rot off.
Good luck and continue trying new things.