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Growing Sweet Peas 2014/2015

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  • GWRSGWRS Posts: 8,478

    Is it to late to sew them in a cold greenhouse ?image

  • I always think if you haven't sown your seed by December, you might just as well wait until spring.....just my opinion of course.

  • GWRSGWRS Posts: 8,478

    I think I will wait for spring , getting rather cold at moment

    Many thanks for your thoughts image

  • David K I have 5 sweet pea up today, so I am getting there with mine,  I expect your are up and a nice length any pics of your so far 

    Hampshire Gardener
  • Gardengirl.. wrote (see)

    David K I have 5 sweet pea up today, so I am getting there with mine,  I expect your are up and a nice length any pics of your so far 

     

    Yours are going to be just fine, trust me. image Mine are doing okay....when I remember to look at them. image

  • Thanks David K

    Hampshire Gardener
  • Checked today 15 little seedling popping up so exciting they are doing ok

    Hampshire Gardener
  • Gg - Just to say (if you haven't already done it) any cover over them ie newspaper glass or the like, should now be removed from those seedlings.

  • Just a plastic lid - they are still in the plastic gh with the door open - should I remove the lid or keep it on?  cold frame being built still

    Hampshire Gardener
  • Yes, remove any additional protection other than the cold GH itself and pray for some cold weather to keep them back.....although cold draughts are not a good idea.

    As regards the hardiness of these little blighters, many times I've had the soil in their pots being a frozen block and yes, they've even been drooped over as if they were finished...but as soon as the weather warms-up enough to thaw them out, they pick themselves up and are stronger than ever.

    To reiterate, frost won't kill them bit icy winds/draughts may well harm them.

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