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Post by bogmyrtle on Dec 16, 2008 10:35:20 GMT 1
I have chosen Cupani and Old Spice for next year (same as this) as I wanted perfumed ones and I like the history behind Cupani - it was the original one. The flowers aren't huge on them but the scent made up for that this year.
I am starting them off now, in toilet rolls (& compost of course!) to ensure I have an earlier display of flowers, I will also start some off in March/April to have some flowering later in the year (they were until October/November this year). Using the toilet rolls should help lessen the root disturbance (and I don't have any root trainers to use). After they have been pinched out they will be put into the cold frame. I believe they don't need mollycoddling so they should be ok with me looking after them then!
If anyone else has started theirs off, is thinking of growing some, can offer any advice to me or anyone else interested, please add to the thread.
Let's hope our sweet peas are beautiful bloomers for 2009!
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Post by Sleepy on Dec 16, 2008 10:39:43 GMT 1
I have chosen Cupani and Old Spice for next year (same as this) as I wanted perfumed ones and I like the history behind Cupani - it was the original one. The flowers aren't huge on them but the scent made up for that this year. I am starting them off now, in toilet rolls (& compost of course!) to ensure I have an earlier display of flowers, I will also start some off in March/April to have some flowering later in the year (they were until October/November this year). Using the toilet rolls should help lessen the root disturbance (and I don't have any root trainers to use). After they have been pinched out they will be put into the cold frame. I believe they don't need mollycoddling so they should be ok with me looking after them then! If anyone else has started theirs off, is thinking of growing some, can offer any advice to me or anyone else interested, please add to the thread. Let's hope our sweet peas are beautiful bloomers for 2009! I used to grow sweet peas in a container every year. I haven't for a couple of years now. Maybe I will again for next year. It always caused a disagreement between Hitler and myself. While I was at work she would pick all the flowers off, so I never got to see them. She reckoned that it kept them flowering. I insisted that you had to pick them off then the seed pod started to form, otherwise there was no point growing them  |
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Post by bogmyrtle on Dec 16, 2008 10:42:11 GMT 1
I have chosen Cupani and Old Spice for next year (same as this) as I wanted perfumed ones and I like the history behind Cupani - it was the original one. The flowers aren't huge on them but the scent made up for that this year. I am starting them off now, in toilet rolls (& compost of course!) to ensure I have an earlier display of flowers, I will also start some off in March/April to have some flowering later in the year (they were until October/November this year). Using the toilet rolls should help lessen the root disturbance (and I don't have any root trainers to use). After they have been pinched out they will be put into the cold frame. I believe they don't need mollycoddling so they should be ok with me looking after them then! If anyone else has started theirs off, is thinking of growing some, can offer any advice to me or anyone else interested, please add to the thread. Let's hope our sweet peas are beautiful bloomers for 2009! I used to grow sweet peas in a container every year. I haven't for a couple of years now. Maybe I will again for next year. It always caused a disagreement between Hitler and myself. While I was at work she would pick all the flowers off, so I never got to see them. She reckoned that it kept them flowering. I insisted that you had to pick them off then the seed pod started to form, otherwise there was no point growing them If you pick them regularly, they flower more. Grow twice as many then you have the best of both worlds! |
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