Just checked on my sweeties, they are looking good very perky. Nothing eating them yet... I remember last year's which I sowed for the very first time in Spring indoors and they were really leggy poor looking plants but I put them in anyway. I didn't even bother to tie them up to the pole as I thought they wouldn't last. Then several weeks later I noticed these healthy looking long plants on the ground so I tied them up. I left them alone and I had a fantastic supply all Summer. They really are a beginners dream. This year's sown last Autumn look much stronger so hoping for an even better supply. Just watered some of them - I think I might be breaking the rule of no molly coddling. PS I left the old ones in the ground. Are they hardy or would they have died off over Winter.
Planted out my sweet peas today. One variety, dark red ones, have grown much bigger than the others. The second sowing in the cold frame, which now has its lid off, are germinating, but something has been digging them, mouse, bird, cat? They seem OK though.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Hostafan, I sowed some T&M in the autumn but they didn't come up. The "King's Seeds" have come up. But the T&M ones I sowed a couple of weeks ago are coming up.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
To each their own of course, but I've tried to emphasise lots of times the importance of buying quality seed......this is why I've recommended Eagle Sweet Peas with confidence.
Do Eagle Sweet Peas send to France if ordered online? I must look them up. I just buy what I can when in England, but they now sell a limited range of T&M in France. The French don't really go in for Sweet Peas, climate here is a bit too extreme.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
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Hostafan1 , what about trying to sow a few indoors as a back up ?
Hope they come good
I've never tried either of those.
Just checked on my sweeties, they are looking good very perky. Nothing eating them yet... I remember last year's which I sowed for the very first time in Spring indoors and they were really leggy poor looking plants but I put them in anyway. I didn't even bother to tie them up to the pole as I thought they wouldn't last. Then several weeks later I noticed these healthy looking long plants on the ground so I tied them up. I left them alone and I had a fantastic supply all Summer. They really are a beginners dream. This year's sown last Autumn look much stronger so hoping for an even better supply. Just watered some of them - I think I might be breaking the rule of no molly coddling. PS I left the old ones in the ground. Are they hardy or would they have died off over Winter.
Planted out my sweet peas today. One variety, dark red ones, have grown much bigger than the others. The second sowing in the cold frame, which now has its lid off, are germinating, but something has been digging them, mouse, bird, cat? They seem OK though.
Hostafan, I sowed some T&M in the autumn but they didn't come up. The "King's Seeds" have come up. But the T&M ones I sowed a couple of weeks ago are coming up.
To each their own of course, but I've tried to emphasise lots of times the importance of buying quality seed......this is why I've recommended Eagle Sweet Peas with confidence.
Do Eagle Sweet Peas send to France if ordered online? I must look them up. I just buy what I can when in England, but they now sell a limited range of T&M in France. The French don't really go in for Sweet Peas, climate here is a bit too extreme.
Oh yes, they do post abroad and are noted for prompt dispatch of orders.
www.eaglesweetpeas.co.uk/index.php
Edit: I've just taken a look at their terms of business and it seem the price of posting to Europe is £3.
Thank you David. £3 is more reasonable than most.
Fierce biting winds here in the Midlands today, sweet peas really don't like this so try to offer some protection if possible.