I have sown some of my 'good' seeds today, I have 6 x 8ft canes in a 'wigwam' and have used 3 colours, cream, pale pink and crimson, 2 canes of each. It took me ages to decide which colours to use Fingers crossed they come up ok and my stupid hounds don't wreck them, seen as Daisy already thinks she can hide behind a cane and Ollie can't see her!!!!
I am saving the rest of the seeds now for autumn sowing (I think??)
I have also given the ones already planted a bit of TLC, put up canes and attached them to it, then gave them a good watering as the soil was like dust!!! I was surprised how much they had grown and bushed out a bit. I'm leaving them to do their thing now......no molycoddling here
Don't know how to break this to you, OL... but hereon your SPs do need plenty of TLC, keep well watered and when they start to flower, a weekly feed of high potash feed.
The reason for previous 'no coddling' was to stop them becoming leggy & weak.
Can anyone please post a pic of a tiny sp seedling? I know where I've planted them but don't want my garden helpers to get a bit keen on the 'weeding'. Tia.
It's funny but all the advice I have asked for and yet sweet pea seedlings are probably the only seedling I would recognise......I suppose I have my mum it thank for that
I've followed all the advice and I used to grow sweet peas in the UK, even won a prize in the village show for my bowl of sweet peas, but here in SW France they just won't grow. Only about a third of my first sowing germinated, about 2 of my second sowing. Now the sickly seedlings have been planted outside for at least 3 weeks and have made hardly any growth. Why? I haven't grown them for a few years because I've had this problem here before. But I thought I'd give it another go. Never had any problems in England. Also, I never see them growing here in anyone else's garden. I bought my seeds in the UK.
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Thanks david I will get them planted this week then
Pinched mine (Old-Fashioned Mix) out in the cold frame yesterday; will be planting out on Friday. Must get more canes......
I have sown some of my 'good' seeds today, I have 6 x 8ft canes in a 'wigwam' and have used 3 colours, cream, pale pink and crimson, 2 canes of each. It took me ages to decide which colours to use
Fingers crossed they come up ok and my stupid hounds don't wreck them, seen as Daisy already thinks she can hide behind a cane and Ollie can't see her!!!!
I am saving the rest of the seeds now for autumn sowing (I think??)
I have also given the ones already planted a bit of TLC, put up canes and attached them to it, then gave them a good watering as the soil was like dust!!! I was surprised how much they had grown and bushed out a bit. I'm leaving them to do their thing now......no molycoddling here
Don't know how to break this to you, OL...
but hereon your SPs do need plenty of TLC, keep well watered and when they start to flower, a weekly feed of high potash feed.
The reason for previous 'no coddling' was to stop them becoming leggy & weak.
I'll get me coat!
TLC.....for sweet peas.....but my expert teacher said no TLC.
This must be someone else in disguise telling me to change my sweet pea care habits 
Yes, but now the growing 'n flowering is about to begin.....a different scenario altogether.....no need to hold them back/neglect now.
Here we go!
It's funny but all the advice I have asked for and yet sweet pea seedlings are probably the only seedling I would recognise......I suppose I have my mum it thank for that
I've followed all the advice and I used to grow sweet peas in the UK, even won a prize in the village show for my bowl of sweet peas, but here in SW France they just won't grow. Only about a third of my first sowing germinated, about 2 of my second sowing. Now the sickly seedlings have been planted outside for at least 3 weeks and have made hardly any growth. Why? I haven't grown them for a few years because I've had this problem here before. But I thought I'd give it another go. Never had any problems in England. Also, I never see them growing here in anyone else's garden. I bought my seeds in the UK.