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I started my sweet peas off a few months ago in root trainers.  When they were a few inches tall, I pinched the tops off them.  They have since been sitting outside in my garden unprotected through all the snow & frosts & now don't look very healthy at all.    ::)

Is this normal - have only done spring sowing before - & can I expect them to pick up when the weather does?  Or should I just start again?

Luckydog   :-\

If they ain't dead they'll be fine... spring is just around the corner...  ;D

Mine are looking fine, I did post a pic on a thread not so long ago. Have put the canes up today ready to plant them out probably next month.

Lucky dog Did you cover them with fleece during the hard frosts.If not they might have succumbed to the freezin weather. I'd give them a chance to see if they come through.

Luckydog, they may have drooped in the bad weather but when the weather warmed up they should have stood back up. I keep mine in my unheated greenhouse.

Quote from: saddad on February 20, 2009, 15:45:58
If they ain't dead they'll be fine... ;D

;D

Quote from: shirlton on February 20, 2009, 15:59:38
Lucky dog Did you cover them with fleece during the hard frosts.If not they might have succumbed to the freezin weather.

No, didn't realise I had to cover them.   Thought I was hardening them off!!!   ::) ;D

Think I'd better start some more off, as a backup.

Mine have been outside since October. Only cover them when severe frost is forecast

 :-[

I knew there was something I had to do when I came back from holiday.

Jub for tomorrow, then....find the seed packets ;D

sowed some september, they're about 4" high, sowed some in january, about 1", just about to sow some more  ;D

Oh dear I am soooo behind this year. I usually plant in around Oct/ Nov but have only got around to it this week  ::)

I sowed my seeds in November and they all came up a treat, but I gave some away and so I will sow some more. A question though, The November sown ones in the cold greenhouse are rampaging all over the shop, can I still pinch them out or will it be too late now?

Hoping for better success this year- sowed in November in coldgreenhouse, they have survived and I remembered to pinch them out.May sow some more soon.b

I only started mine off last week...... :-[

I sowed some in November (cold plastic greenhouse, now 4" tall and looking strong); some in January (not through yet); and will sow some more next month too, for a succession

I did not notice this topis until after I had replied to the one about pinching the plants so you might like to read that one along iwth this one.

Emagggie
i'm no expert but i would still pinch them out, they will still bush out just no as mucch
lbb

Quote from: Emagggie on February 20, 2009, 20:15:14
I sowed my seeds in November and they all came up a treat, but I gave some away and so I will sow some more. A question though, The November sown ones in the cold greenhouse are rampaging all over the shop, can I still pinch them out or will it be too late now?

Maggie you don't want the main shoot to grow at all. After you have pinched it out you will get a lovely strong shoot come from the bottom. When this is big enough take the spindly one right off. I would pinch them back to 3 or 4 pair of leaves if they were mine.

Great, thanks, both. ;D ;D

I have just managed to finish my sweet pea trench, usually done some time ago but bad weather held things up. Hope to plant next week sometime.

Quote from: Deb P on February 20, 2009, 21:37:27
I only started mine off last week...... :-[

Same here.  The packet did say sow Feb-Mar ::)

my next lot are just showing  :)