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Post by farmersboy on Jun 25, 2009 8:26:05 GMT 1
My SPs are still going strong,after about 5 weeks of flowering,took this pic yesterday  |
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Post by bogmyrtle on Jun 25, 2009 9:39:15 GMT 1
FB, they still look beautiful - one day, sigh!
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Post by ladygardener on Jul 2, 2009 15:29:32 GMT 1
Stunning is how I would describe them FB you are the king of SP.  |
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Post by Biggles on Jul 2, 2009 20:30:18 GMT 1
He is King of most things he does in the garden--
I suppose 50 odd years experience counts! I hardly dare show mine--he will only laugh-
LG How are your Sweetpeas coming along? I have a couple of mine flowering-only just-not even enough for a small vase full.
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Post by farmersboy on Jul 2, 2009 20:56:41 GMT 1
No i wont Biggs,i dont laugh at anybodys (well maybe Jennys ;D) and she knows i am not serious,
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Post by maggyd on Jul 2, 2009 21:57:03 GMT 1
I would cut them biggs even if they are just a couple! the more you cut the better they grow, I cut two bunches for my two youngest granddaughters to take home for their Mum I cut all they was open and the next day I cut another bunch for myself. I dont think I have ever seen such a lovely display of sweetpeas F.B. Well Done  |
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Post by ladygardener on Jul 3, 2009 6:54:18 GMT 1
Biggles I agree with Maggy, even if you only have a couple, cutting them will encourage others to bloom and grow.  This has been a great year for my sp too, I picked 3 big vases full when I came back and I'm trying FB's trick of adding a little sugar to the water. It does give them an extra day. |
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Post by Biggles on Jul 3, 2009 11:17:41 GMT 1
 Here they are all three of them on a stem! : I have another one in the front border-which are in bud at the moment-Photograph following tonight. |
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Post by maggyd on Jul 3, 2009 15:09:06 GMT 1
That looks a very healthy plant biggs get them picked and put in water! good tip about the sugar Ill have to try it, I love sweetpeas but they are only lasting a couple of days once picked. |
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Post by bogmyrtle on Jul 6, 2009 7:08:32 GMT 1
I have a small vase with about 6 in!  Cupani, the original sweetpea and they are smaller than the varieites we have today. |
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Post by Biggles on Jul 6, 2009 15:48:03 GMT 1
 My Sweetpeas --All 7 of them--The perfume fills the room even with these few so I would think FB's room is even more powerful--with perfume. |
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Post by Biggles on Jul 6, 2009 15:50:23 GMT 1
 These are Perenial Sweetpeas in my garden-but they dont have such a lovely perfume as the Annual Sweetpeas. |
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Post by farmersboy on Jul 7, 2009 16:38:25 GMT 1
Seven or seventy seven,Biggs,they look very nice,im still cutting plenty,these i cut today  |
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Post by Biggles on Jul 7, 2009 20:02:05 GMT 1
Ooh! you are awful--just making me jealous--I wish I had your 'touch' with growing them-- I bet the house and garden has a lovely perfume--Lucky Jenny if you give her a lovely big bunch of them when you next see her. I wished I lived nearer to you--  |
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Post by farmersboy on Jul 8, 2009 6:17:58 GMT 1
Ooh! you are awful--just making me jealous--I wish I had your 'touch' with growing them-- I bet the house and garden has a lovely perfume--Lucky Jenny if you give her a lovely big bunch of them when you next see her. I wished I lived nearer to you-- Yours are just as good as mine Biggs,its just that i have more,and if you lived nearer,you could have a big bunch to |
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Post by ladygardener on Jul 8, 2009 10:02:06 GMT 1
Biggles they're beautiful and as you cut them you'll get even more. Well done. FB smashing display as always. |
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Post by Biggles on Jul 8, 2009 11:32:39 GMT 1
Ooh! you are awful--just making me jealous--I wish I had your 'touch' with growing them-- I bet the house and garden has a lovely perfume--Lucky Jenny if you give her a lovely big bunch of them when you next see her. I wished I lived nearer to you-- Yours are just as good as mine Biggs,its just that i have more,and if you lived nearer,you could have a big bunch to Kind and thoughtful as always-FB You have a good variety of colours too- After cutting those few I had there are more buds coming along-- It might encourage me to grow more next year and find room for them somewhere-- Do I start to grow them in September where they are to flower? or shall I start them off in Toilet Tubes then? LG Thanks for your encouragment-I only hope I haven't stripped the plant bare ;D-Bigs |
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Post by ladygardener on Jul 8, 2009 13:50:01 GMT 1
Oh Biggles, FB and I sow our SP differently although we both sow them in Autumn. I sow mine in the toilet roll inners and they live outside until I plant them into their growing places in Jan or Feb. I can't really sow direct because where they will be growing would'nt get enough light and there would'nt be room for them until then. Whichever you do you'll get good strong fully hardy plants by sowing in the autumn. |
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Post by farmersboy on Jul 9, 2009 18:53:49 GMT 1
And i sow mine in the Autumn,straight into the garden,and for get about them till spring
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Post by jennywren on Jul 9, 2009 20:02:14 GMT 1
Mine are still flowering but not like FB's - I think next year I will put them in a sunny spot I am not sure which colour I like the best but am very partial to the delicate lavender tinged with pink |
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Post by Biggles on Jul 9, 2009 22:10:39 GMT 1
I think I might just try your way LG and start them off in the inner cardboard Toilet Roll.
I could also put a few in the ground where they are to grow and do them like FB and see how I get along (with both Trials--)
I have one or two Giant Wave in a packet so will use them next year-
Jenny What seed are you going to use? Is FB giving you any?
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Post by ladygardener on Jul 10, 2009 14:39:34 GMT 1
Normally when folk pinch out their sweetpea they throw the tops away. Some of you may know that I did'nt this year and decided to try to grow on the strongest and biggest of them and see how they did. As you can see they've done brilliant, really strong long stemmed blooms. Plants for free, can't be bad and worth doing in my humble opinion. Here they are growing beside the Clematis Hagley Hybrid.  |
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Post by emseypop on Jul 10, 2009 16:37:14 GMT 1
Normally when folk pinch out their sweetpea they throw the tops away. Some of you may know that I did'nt this year and decided to try to grow on the strongest and biggest of them and see how they did. As you can see they've done brilliant, really strong long stemmed blooms. Plants for free, can't be bad and worth doing in my humble opinion. Here they are growing beside the Clematis Hagley Hybrid. I bet they smell abosloutl devine I'll have to remember to try planting the pinchings I havent got any in flower yet. |
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Post by Biggles on Jul 10, 2009 21:21:50 GMT 1
LG I will have to try that next year-and maybe get a few more 'Freebie' plants too.
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Post by maggyd on Jul 10, 2009 21:40:02 GMT 1
Do you root the pinchings in water L.G. or just put them straight into compost?? I would never have thought of that!! and how big were your pinchings?
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