I grew the Chelsea collection from Eagle this year- they have been fantastic. Will be an Eagle devotee from now on....thank you David
I have a question though, my spring sown ones are now too tall for me to reach to pick. Can I chop the tops of the plants off and get more flowers shooting lower down, or is it too late in the year for that sort of malarkey??
Philippa - as you probably know, yellow sweet peas are the ones that have thus far eluded sweet pea breeders and (as I see it) this chloranthus as an attempt to address the issue and is still an experimental project.....for what it's worth, I have no knowledge of growing them.
My sweet peas against the wall are only now coming into flower, crazy I know
what worries me is the nights are really cold and I desperately want the flowers for 2 weeks time. Should I be removing all the leaf growth and tendrils. I worry they are actually giving protection. There is also a little sign of yellowing and I fed them last week
advice please
Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.” A A Milne
They should be fine, Lily....the cold won't bother them. It would be a good idea not to let them dry-out at the roots....a common problem when planted against a wall.
Good luck.
PS, the wall will retain warmth, this will be emitted during the night, so that will help.
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I grew the Chelsea collection from Eagle this year- they have been fantastic. Will be an Eagle devotee from now on....thank you David
I have a question though, my spring sown ones are now too tall for me to reach to pick. Can I chop the tops of the plants off and get more flowers shooting lower down, or is it too late in the year for that sort of malarkey??
Hi, chicky
Pleased you've had success with your Chelsea Collection....if anyone ordering seed from Eagle SPs mentions my name, they would be interested.
Regarding those tall plants, I wouldn't recommend hacking them....I have a pair of long, single hand operated, secateurs for the purpose.
Thanks for that David - looks Iike I will have to search in the shed for some stilts
Chicky - the secateurs I use are like this: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002W6YYXY?keywords=single%20handed%20long%20secateurs&qid=1440334685&ref_=sr_1_fkmr0_1&sr=8-1-fkmr0
As I said, they're operated singlehanded and grip whatever you're cutting.
Philippa - as you probably know, yellow sweet peas are the ones that have thus far eluded sweet pea breeders and (as I see it) this chloranthus as an attempt to address the issue and is still an experimental project.....for what it's worth, I have no knowledge of growing them.
Help please David,
My sweet peas against the wall are only now coming into flower, crazy I know
what worries me is the nights are really cold and I desperately want the flowers for 2 weeks time. Should I be removing all the leaf growth and tendrils. I worry they are actually giving protection. There is also a little sign of yellowing and I fed them last week
advice please
A A Milne
They should be fine, Lily....the cold won't bother them. It would be a good idea not to let them dry-out at the roots....a common problem when planted against a wall.
Good luck.
PS, the wall will retain warmth, this will be emitted during the night, so that will help.
Not so worried then, Lily?