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I'm livid
Victoria Conlan wrote:
Let It Be wrote: As for the OP, consider youself damned lucky, I planted a whole pack of seed peas this year and what did I get in return -------- just three of the beggers to just show their heads through the earth. In temper, I ripped 'em up and planted annual flowers in their place to keep SWMBO happy - and the rest of the seed peas must have acted like a flower fertiliser as the flowers are going great guns. Did you plant them early? My boys planted a little wigwam of peas each that they got from school (Birds Eye ones, no less), and they got a total of 1 plant between them. I planted 2 rows a month or two later, and they have all* come up, and are now threatening to engulf the carrots and beetroot in the patch between them. I suspect it may be to do with the early warm weather supressing germination and now the later cooler then wetter weather encouraging them. Remember, seeds don't have a calendar! They were 'early peas' but due to the weather, I left it a few weeks to plant them. As for the lack of success, that could be down to several factors - including a duff batch of seeds from my local (usually reliable) supplier. Just the luck of the draw - win some, lose some as - as my green-fingered late grandfather used to say when tending his massive (around an acre) veg garden that used to feed the family all-year round - along supply bacon, eggs and chickens he used to keep and slaughter for sale. |