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    Hi all
    I once tried growing sweet pea and failed miserably - nothing happened! I dont where i went wrong but the posts here make me want to try again.
    What do i do? Are there different varieties? Which seed brand is more likly to succeed. When? How? etc
    Any advice or links if that's better would be much appreciated.
    Thanks people!

  • #2
    I don't know where you went wrong either. Perhaps if you told us what you did, when...?
    All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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    • #3
      Lol Two_Sheds I just stuck a few seeds in a container of soil and wartered it..left it on the kitchen window to sprout - it didnt.

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      • #4
        When did you do that?

        (while you're waiting for me to get back to you, you could have a little rummage in the old sweet pea threads....)
        Last edited by Two_Sheds; 17-07-2010, 02:54 PM.
        All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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        • #5
          umm...March or April a year ago

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          • #6
            Originally posted by doc View Post
            umm...March or April a year ago
            Did you put the container in a plastic bag?

            The seeds will only germinate at 68-77F so the bag will increase humidity.

            Or were they old seeds? In which case, I'd chuck 'em all out.

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            • #7
              i didnt put them in a plastic bag....will buy new seeds and try again this year
              thanks a million

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              • #8
                Try putting some seeds on damp kitchen roll then you can sow the ones that have germinated. Sweet Peas can also be sown sept/oct & overwintered in a greenhouse.
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                • #9
                  I have grown lots this year for resale - remember Sweet peas have very long roots, so try sowing them in toilet roll inners filled with compost (two seeds per roll) and well watered.

                  When the first leaves show through the top the roots will be at the bottom - weather permitting (in April /May plant the complete tube in situ - it will bio degrade leaving lovely healthy plants.
                  Last edited by digthatchick; 24-07-2010, 10:34 PM.
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                  • #10
                    Strangely enough the sweet peas I germinated in regular 3" pots and then transplanted have done much better than those I grew in toilet rolls ...
                    Has anyone else found this or could it just be a fluke?

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                    • #11
                      I found the toilet rolls just fell apart after a few waterings so I used those things that are like roottrainers but cheaper!
                      Gill
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                      • #12
                        It's can sometimes help germination to soak seeds overnight in water before planting. I tried in cardboard rolls but found root trainers better or normal 3" pots better. I covered seeds with vermculite and found the best temperature to be 10-15 C.

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                        • #13
                          Worth the effort

                          I also planted sweet peas for the first time this year. Some in compst filled pots on a sunny windowsill some in seed trays outside and some in the soil where i wanted them to grow. The sunny windowsill worked best for me. I tried planting some of these on my allotment in march, all succumbed to the elements. Some of the later plantings were promptly eaten by allotment monsters. The ones that survived were great, fragrant and attractive in my opinion. Next year i think i'll keep them in my coldframe until they are a decent size. Well it's a plan if nothing else..
                          Last edited by klf_1956; 22-08-2010, 06:18 PM.

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