Not at all surprised to hear I've picked tricky conditions. There's hardy, and then there's hardy right?! Oh well, I shall see how they go this year. Thank you for replying, and have a lovely day!
You sowed the seeds in April 2015? Did they flower last summer and somehow survive the winter?
Are they the annual or perennial type.? If it was late in the season I would say they needed a good feed.
Seeds sown either last autumn or this spring will just be starting to flower. I sowed my annual sweet peas this February and they now have flower buds. I will expect them to flower until August, then I dump the lot on the compost heap.
I appreciate the faith in me that I might know the answers to these questions
The seeds were sown in April 2015. That's about as far as I can go with facts though, haha.
Not sure what type they are - they were a moving in gift from a colleague, that came in a cardboard container akin to a fast food drink container.
Planted them indoors and then moved them to these pots once they were bigger. There were a couple of flowers last year and then they stayed out over winter. Given them water and liquid food on and off.
Maybe I should give them a big meal in recognition that they have survived against the odds!
if they are annuals I am amazed. They would not normally survive the winter. If they have been in that container since then, they need feeding. A teaspoon of phostrogen in every gallon of water will help or any tomato feed such as tomorite. Mine will be getting comfrey feed, but one step at a time.
Just started to pick my sweet peas this year. I'll post a photo when I can. really pleased with them. The perfume is just fabulous. This year I chose to grow pre spencers, smaller but sweeter.
Yes, I too started to pick my this week. I have Dwarf Explorer and on David's recommendation Sugar & Spice - both varieties grown in pots, as a change from looking untidy against a wall/trellis as last year's did. So far so good.
Here's a photo of my second pick from the sweet peas sown in the autumn. The scent is fabulous much stronger the Spencer varieties that I grew last year.
Those look lovely Yviestevie - good strong stems and I so wish that I could have them in our house but the scent is far too strong for me - so I grow them for my daughters and friends - in fact anyone who wants a bunch. I have grown dwarf varieties this year which look nice in the pots but the stems are short and mostly bent as they tend to lie on the ground.
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Not at all surprised to hear I've picked tricky conditions. There's hardy, and then there's hardy right?! Oh well, I shall see how they go this year. Thank you for replying, and have a lovely day!
I have three flowers!
the rest is looking pretty sad though so it might be time for something different. 
Not sure I understand?
You sowed the seeds in April 2015? Did they flower last summer and somehow survive the winter?
Are they the annual or perennial type.? If it was late in the season I would say they needed a good feed.
Seeds sown either last autumn or this spring will just be starting to flower. I sowed my annual sweet peas this February and they now have flower buds. I will expect them to flower until August, then I dump the lot on the compost heap.
I appreciate the faith in me that I might know the answers to these questions
The seeds were sown in April 2015. That's about as far as I can go with facts though, haha.
Not sure what type they are - they were a moving in gift from a colleague, that came in a cardboard container akin to a fast food drink container.
Planted them indoors and then moved them to these pots once they were bigger. There were a couple of flowers last year and then they stayed out over winter. Given them water and liquid food on and off.
Maybe I should give them a big meal in recognition that they have survived against the odds!
some of mine are 6 inches tall, a couple 2 feet, with awful weather doubt we'll see flowers for at least a couple of weeks
if they are annuals I am amazed. They would not normally survive the winter. If they have been in that container since then, they need feeding. A teaspoon of phostrogen in every gallon of water will help or any tomato feed such as tomorite. Mine will be getting comfrey feed, but one step at a time.
Just started to pick my sweet peas this year. I'll post a photo when I can. really pleased with them. The perfume is just fabulous. This year I chose to grow pre spencers, smaller but sweeter.
Yes, I too started to pick my this week. I have Dwarf Explorer and on David's recommendation Sugar & Spice - both varieties grown in pots, as a change from looking untidy against a wall/trellis as last year's did. So far so good.
Here's a photo of my second pick from the sweet peas sown in the autumn. The scent is fabulous much stronger the Spencer varieties that I grew last year.
Those look lovely Yviestevie - good strong stems and I so wish that I could have them in our house but the scent is far too strong for me - so I grow them for my daughters and friends - in fact anyone who wants a bunch. I have grown dwarf varieties this year which look nice in the pots but the stems are short and mostly bent as they tend to lie on the ground.