Topic: as promised my sweet pea photos

[RSJK]

Hope you enjoy them, just wished you could smell the sweet scent[attachment=2][attachment=7][attachment=8]

[betula]

I can smell them Richard..............wonderful :)

[manicscousers]

lovely colours, I can imagine the scent  ;D

[GrannieAnnie]

You grew a beautiful stand!

[BockingBill]

Really beautiful display Richard.

Question for you though is there a trick in getting long stems as we have a good display but short stems?

[shirlton]

nice one Richard

[jordsbabe]

They are gorgeous! If I plant seeds now, have i missed them for this year or can i start them now for next year?

[RSJK]

Bocking Bill,
i do not know the secret of long stems have only grown sweetpeas for the first time this year. I did give the ground a good dressing of dried blood before i planted them out and have kept the tendrils cut off the plants , i believe this helps get a longer stem.

Jordsbabe you are to late now to plant seeds now , I planted mine in late October in the greenhouse and then when they were about 4" high i put them outside in there pots to stand the winter. I found that it did pay to put a net over them as the birds love to peck at them.

Hope this as been of some use to you, but as i said I am only a beginner with them myself.

[GrannieAnnie]

It was my first year for sweetpeas also and they'll definitely be grown next year. they did well even in part shade and also crowded into the veg garden. What a wonderful treat having these indoors, and they arrive nice and early before all the summer bloomers.

[shirlton]

The stems do take time to lengthen again after the plants have been layered

[MJ]

Your sweet peas look great, I have a problem with mine they have loads of healthy green foliage but no flowers, does anyone no the reason for this!

[jordsbabe]

Bocking Bill,
i do not know the secret of long stems have only grown sweetpeas for the first time this year. I did give the ground a good dressing of dried blood before i planted them out and have kept the tendrils cut off the plants , i believe this helps get a longer stem.

Jordsbabe you are to late now to plant seeds now , I planted mine in late October in the greenhouse and then when they were about 4" high i put them outside in there pots to stand the winter. I found that it did pay to put a net over them as the birds love to peck at them.

Hope this as been of some use to you, but as i said I am only a beginner with them myself.

Thank you Richard! I'm wishing my life away lol! I keep wanting to move to the next month so i can grow more things i'm like a kid at christmas!