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Growing Sweet Peas

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  • Phew!!! We got there....I knew we would. image

    Thanks for the hug. I can go back to sleep now. image

    PS. Remember to keep cutting them and don't let them go to seed.

  • Orchid LadyOrchid Lady Posts: 5,800

    I will do, thanks David.  I have some deep red ones too that will probably open tomorrow......proper chuffed image

  • They look really healthy, OL.....perhaps my only reservation would be if their supports have enough height.

    Enjoy the fragrance. image 

  • Orchid LadyOrchid Lady Posts: 5,800

    I was wondering that David......I may have to make some emergency supports....oops image

  • Perhaps it might be worth mentioning here.....please don't me lulled into buying those silly little, fancy obelisks (sometimes made of willow or metal) which are not much more than a metre high and being sold as sweet pea supports......they are just totally inadequate.

  • Orchid LadyOrchid Lady Posts: 5,800

    I've made my own for my other sweet peas, that are still quite small and nowhere near flowering, 12 ft bamboo canes tied together image

  • Orchid Lady wrote (see)

    I've made my own for my other sweet peas, that are still quite small and nowhere near flowering, 12 ft bamboo canes tied together image

     

    I understand, OL, something 6 to 8ft will be perfectly adequate.

    My previous post was just a general one really.

    Oh, btw....Monty Don won't be cutting his for another month. image

  • Orchid LadyOrchid Lady Posts: 5,800

    Well what's good enough for Monty is good enough for me image

  • Orchid Lady wrote (see)

    Well what's good enough for Monty is good enough for me image

     

    I'm sure you don't mean that! image Or did you mean you wouldn't have mined waiting for another month?  image

  • Orchid LadyOrchid Lady Posts: 5,800

    Errr, yes, why what did you think I meant?  I hope you weren't being rude David K image I like his dog too image

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