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Growing Sweet Peas 2014/2015

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  • Good luck, Oneofseven (love that name) image

    Hope no one minds, I asked Daniel to remove the previous and obsolete SP thread.

  • Cheers David K first time for me with autumn sown sweet peas and they are doing well in there coldframe so thanks again for  your help  

    Some pics from the other thread of sweet peas for the ones who wanted hanging baskets my quote button does not work so made the copied italic writing 

     

    David K wrote 24.4.2014

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    Hanging basket sweet peas were mentioned a little while ago, so I thought I would post this to give the general idea.

    This is of a 14in basket, taken about March last year.

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    those are hanging basket sweet peas called 'Cupid White'

    I do like them in your basket David K may try that

    Lyn sweet peas below

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    I have not tried the darker sweet pea they look pretty 

     

    From Dovefromabove 16.7.2014

    My sweet pea wigwam got badly bashed about in the winds we had a few days ago, but they're looking gorgeous again 

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     Lovely Dove

    I have new sweet peas seeds today from GN mag sweet pea floral tribute, I am planning in a few weeks to start more seeds off want to have as many flowers as possible this year  

    Hampshire Gardener
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     I was asked recently about the hanging basket sweet pea 'sugar and spice'.....this is quite a good example.

  • is that  just planted in the top or in the sides? it is amazing

    Hampshire Gardener
  • rosemummyrosemummy Posts: 2,010

    David they are awesome, I will try them!

  • Gardengirl.. wrote (see)

    is that  just planted in the top or in the sides? it is amazing

     

    Now, this is something for another year. my best results have been from sowing the seed directly into the baskets in autumn and overwintering them as the others. Probably two packets of seed in that basket.

  • DorsetUKDorsetUK Posts: 441

    Daid K.  wowee!  I have just received various cupid dwarf seeds from English Sweet Peas which I intend to try in hanging baskets. I don't have anywhere I can overwinter anything but if I get half the result as your basket I will be well pleased

     

  • A forum member kindly sent me sugar and spice seeds which I am growing for baskets this year along with a packet of Cupid.

    They are rather large baskets so I think I might have to pad them out with something if that basket has two packets inimage

    Wearside, England.
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