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  • sweet pea - seed from this year's pods

    I have had a lovely display this year and though I might try growing from the odd pod which has appeared.

    I have picked these and shelled them and I have (guess what?) little peas inside them.

    any suggestions re best way to dry/keep these over the winter?

    also - earlier post re toilet roll holder vs pots. I planted mine last year in the tall nectarine punnets from the supermarkets (check them out - they are generally much deeper than other punnets) which allows the roots to grow. Plus really spooky to watch (from the outside) the seeds sprouting and the root developing - I showed one of my 5yr old chums and he thought it was absolutely fantastic.

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    You need to keep the pods until they are brown and crispy, then shell the seeds. Keep the seeds dry until you sow them (Oct or Feb ish)
    All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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    • #3
      You can leave them on the plant to dry. I did this last year and then shelled them as Two Sheds says, when they are dry and crisp. They all came true to original colour too.
      Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.

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      • #4
        I have left mine on the plant but other people pinch them as they walk past.
        Gardening ..... begins with daybreak
        and ends with backache

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