Sweet Peas

mardatha

I'd like a lot of them but the wind up here is a pest, and I only have beech hedging and conifers no fences. Will think of a way

lostinrates

mardatha wrote: »

I'd like a lot of them but the wind up here is a pest, and I only have beech hedging and conifers no fences. Will think of a way

Wind screening fencing? That's what we have. Plastic one and as ugly as sin, but we needed a lot of it quickly and cheaply. The sweet peas climb straight up it.

Something less ugly would do the job just as well, or better!

lostinrates

peachyprice wrote: »

OOh, you lot have just given me a wonderful idea, I have a new lavender border this year, I could grow sweetpeas up against the fence behind it, white would look quite spectacular. And imagine how happy the bees and butterflies would be.:D

Sounds beautiful.

peachyprice

Got my white seeds yesterday!

sobie

There are three times a year in which you can sow sweet peas, Late Autumn, Late Winter, and spring. Sowing at each point *should* mean you have flowers over a longer time period (weather dependant)

Spring (March onwards) sowings are best done directly outdoors. as has been said they are hardy so don't need any protection.

My prefered time to sow is 1st Feb in 3inch long root trainers. THe benefit is earlier flowers (than sowing outdoors later) and by sowing then rather than in autumn they are not as leggy when I want to get them out.

mardatha

I don't know what root trainers are but will google