I've grown a load Sweet Williams this year. They started as a special offer
for plugs from T&M. Anyway they've finished flowering and my question is:
Will the plants flower again next year or should I get rid of them and start
again from seed or plugs?

mark

On 06/08/2012 21:34, mark wrote:
I've grown a load Sweet Williams this year. They started as a special offer
for plugs from T&M. Anyway they've finished flowering and my question is:
Will the plants flower again next year or should I get rid of them and start
again from seed or plugs?

mark



YES
If they are not in the way you can leave them, but otherwise get rid of
them and start afresh

On Mon, 6 Aug 2012 21:34:10 +0100, "mark"
wrote:

I've grown a load Sweet Williams this year. They started as a special offer
for plugs from T&M. Anyway they've finished flowering and my question is:
Will the plants flower again next year or should I get rid of them and start
again from seed or plugs?

mark


They will probably come back next year however if they do the plants
will be very leggy. It is usually best to treat them as annuals. They
are easy to grow from seed (which is cheaper than plugs).

Cheers, Jake
=======================================
Urgling from the East End of Swansea Bay where sometimes
it's raining and sometimes it's not.

On Mon, 06 Aug 2012 22:12:26 +0100, Jake
wrote:


They will probably come back next year however if they do the plants
will be very leggy. It is usually best to treat them as annuals. They
are easy to grow from seed (which is cheaper than plugs).


Whoops, did I say annuals? I did, sorry. Treat them as biennials. For
next year, grow from plugs but then if you also sow seed next year you
will have flowers the year after. Then keep sowing seed each year for
a "continuous" show.

Cheers, Jake
=======================================
Urgling from the East End of Swansea Bay where sometimes
it's raining and sometimes it's not.

"David Hill" wrote in message
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On 06/08/2012 21:34, mark wrote:
I've grown a load Sweet Williams this year. They started as a special
offer
for plugs from T&M. Anyway they've finished flowering and my question
is:
Will the plants flower again next year or should I get rid of them and
start
again from seed or plugs?

mark



YES
If they are not in the way you can leave them, but otherwise get rid of
them and start afresh


Thanks. I'll see if I can find somewhere to park them until next spring.

mark

"Jake" wrote in message
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On Mon, 6 Aug 2012 21:34:10 +0100, "mark"
wrote:

I've grown a load Sweet Williams this year. They started as a special
offer
for plugs from T&M. Anyway they've finished flowering and my question is:
Will the plants flower again next year or should I get rid of them and
start
again from seed or plugs?

mark


They will probably come back next year however if they do the plants
will be very leggy. It is usually best to treat them as annuals. They
are easy to grow from seed (which is cheaper than plugs).


I've collected the seed heads from them and will have enough seed to fill a
field. Am I right in thinking that they won't flower in the year of
planting?

mark

On 07/08/2012 08:58, mark wrote:
"Jake" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 6 Aug 2012 21:34:10 +0100, "mark"
wrote:

I've grown a load Sweet Williams this year. They started as a special
offer
for plugs from T&M. Anyway they've finished flowering and my question is:
Will the plants flower again next year or should I get rid of them and
start
again from seed or plugs?

mark


They will probably come back next year however if they do the plants
will be very leggy. It is usually best to treat them as annuals. They
are easy to grow from seed (which is cheaper than plugs).


I've collected the seed heads from them and will have enough seed to fill a
field. Am I right in thinking that they won't flower in the year of
planting?

mark


That is so Mark. I sowed mine earlier in the year, they are now ready to
pot on, then in late summer I will plant them into position to flower
next year. I love them, they flower for ages, and when cut stay fresh
for as long as any cut flower I know.

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Residing on low ground in North Staffordshire