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Old 03-02-2003, 02:02 PM
zhanataya
 
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Default sweet peas-any secrets to success?

On Sun, 2 Feb 2003 23:56:54 -0600, "B & J"
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"zhanataya" wrote in message
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On 03 Feb 2003 02:20:41 GMT, arden (NAearthMOM)
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Please fill me in!


Love caryn
"Come into my garden, my flowers want to meet you!"


The secret is you gota hold your mouth just right when you plant
seeds. I still haven't learned how.

Zhan


In addition to holding your mouth just right when you plant the seeds, you
have to live in the right zone. I had great sweet peas (zone 3, northern
MN), which reached six feet tall and had foot long flower spikes. Sweet peas
like cool temperatures to do their best. Even in northern MN they reacted
negatively to warm temperatures - that means days above 80, Zhan!

Plant them as early in the spring as you can or start the seeds inside in
pots from which they can be knocked out and planted without disturbing the
roots as soon as it quits freezing. If you sow the seed directly in the
ground, use a trench that can be filled in as the plants grow. Mulch heavily
to keep the soil as cool as possible and give regular feedings of
fertilizer.

No, I don't grow them in zone 6B!

John


I've even tries them as winter plants. No go. And they are one of my
very favorites. Life aint fair.

zhan