Someone has advised me that sweet peas are "better" if you plant the
seeds in autumn.

How do people grow sweet peas?

Any recommended varieties?

On Aug 2, 5:10*pm, Judith M Smith wrote:
Someone has advised me that sweet peas are "better" if you plant the
seeds in autumn.

How do people grow sweet peas?

Any recommended varieties?

I do mine the simple way. When I pot up my tubs and baskets, I push a
few seeds into the compost, tendrils usually then curl all over the
pot, it looks very pretty.

Judith

On Sun, 2 Aug 2009 17:59:52 +0100, Judith in France wrote
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On Aug 2, 5:10*pm, Judith M Smith wrote:
Someone has advised me that sweet peas are "better" if you plant the
seeds in autumn.

How do people grow sweet peas?

Any recommended varieties?

I do mine the simple way. When I pot up my tubs and baskets, I push a
few seeds into the compost, tendrils usually then curl all over the
pot, it looks very pretty.



What a lovely idea Judith. I'll remember that for next year.

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Sally in Shropshire, UK
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Judith M Smith writes


Someone has advised me that sweet peas are "better" if you plant the
seeds in autumn.

How do people grow sweet peas?

Any recommended varieties?

I don't think they're 'better' but they are earlier.

I plant some in the autumn, then another batch in the spring. I plant
them all in small pots in the greenhouse, and plant them out at about a
foot high - this avoids slug damage. This year I've planted them in
small batches all over the place in amongst other flowers, which looks
lovely and spreads the smell out well, but it's easy to miss a few when
dead heading ;-)
--
Kay