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Sacha[_1_] · 24-11-2006, 11:15 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening

On 21/11/06 19:23, in article , "Janet
Tweedy" wrote:

In article , Sacha
writes

She doesn't soak the seed and she reckons they'll germinate in a week or
two.

Two sweet pea growers and judges told us at a recent gardening club
meeting that it was the variety that made them hard to germinate, some
being very easy and some being blinking slow!!

They directed us to Matthewman and Ron Parslow's sweet peas for
fragrance.

Another speaker told us to put a handful of garden soil in the pot with
the compost but I have no idea why!

Lord Nelson sweet peas I find very disappointing with a quick decline to
mildew if the weather is dry. Painted lady was okay but not very long
stalks. This is why they told us to cut off the tendrils and tie in to a
pole. The tendrils will make the stems curl, but being tied kept them as
straight and as tall as possible.

I've ordered Lord Nelson but if it's prone to mildew, it will probably be a
disaster! However, I've also ordered L. matucana which, it is recommended,
should be grown in tubs or over walls, rather than vertically.

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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
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